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Acton 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The following houses were represented as unfit for human
habitation during the year:—
Nos. 71, 72, 73 and 74, South Parade.
These houses consisted of two rooms and a scullery each.
The houses were old and in a generally dilapidated condition.
The houses were closed and demolished by the owner.
Nos. 7, 9, 13, 15 and 17, Priory Road.
The basements of these houses were let in separate tenements.
The basements were all in a bad state of repair, the woodwork
being defective and the walls damp.
Extensive work was carried out, and the basements were
rendered fit for human habitation.
Talbot Cottage, Mill Hill Road.
This house was not originally intended for a dwelling house
but a portion of some outhouses had been converted.
The house was closed by the owner.
Nos. 17 and 19, Gunnersbury Lane.
These two houses were old and showed signs of decay.
Structural work is being carried out by the owner, so as to
render the houses fit for human habitation.
Nos. 7, 8 and 9, Narrow Street, Steyne.
These houses are also old and dilapidated, and the owners
are carrying out extensive structural work for the purpose of
Tendering the houses fit for human habitation.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The Factory and Workshop Acts places upon the local
authority the following duties relating to—