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Part 3. Action in the first five years
(v) Number of houses which are already in
clearance areas and for which clearance or
compulsory purchase orders are to be made
or which are to be purchased by agreement
within the five years 477
(vi) Number of houses which are to be included
in clearance areas still to be declared and
which within the five years will be owned by
the local authority or will have been included
in a clearance order or compulsory purchase
order submitted to the Minister 477
(vii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and
(vi) to be patched (if necessary) and retained
within the five years under Section 2 of the
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, for
temporary accommodation Nil
(viii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and
(vi) to be demolished in the five years 400
(ix) Number of houses (including those already
comprised in operative demolition orders) to
be demolished in the five years as a result of
action under Section II of the Housing Act,
1936 10
Provision of Housing Accommodation Year 1955
January, 1955 — Waiting List 3,621
December, 1955— Waiting List 3,613
New Accommodation
Thames View Estate (dwellings) 326
London Road/Bennington Avenue Estate (dwellings) 37
363
New Dwellings completed since end of 1939-1945 War
Barking Council 1,468
Private Owners (including L.C.C.) 131
1,599
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