Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The number of families and persons to be re-housed in accordance with the Confirmed Orders
are as follows :—
Pembroke Place Area 19 families = 78 persons.
Cambridge Mews East Area 12 ,, =49 ,,
Cambridge Mews West Area 6 ,, =21
(4) On the 18th December, 1934, the Council declared Bridge Street, Park Road Mews and
Market Place Yard to be Clearance Areas.
A Compulsory Purchase Order was made in respect to Park Road Mews and Clearance Orders
were made in respect to Bridge Street and Market Place Yard Areas.
The numbers of families and persons to be re-housed in accordance with these Orders were as
follows :—
Bridge Street Area 18 families = 60 persons.
Park Road Mews Area 10 ,, =45 ,,
Market Place Yard Area 3 ,, = 14 ,,
As a result of the Public Local Enquiry into the above Orders, held on the 14th May, 1935, the
Minister confirmed the Park Road Mews Compulsory Purchase Order and the Market Place Yard
Clearance Order without modification. The Bridge Street Clearance Order was confirmed with
modifications.
The numbers of families and persons to be re-housed in accordance with these Confirmed Orders
are as follows :—
Bridge Street Area 15 families = 54 persons.
Park Road Mews Area 10 ,, = 45 ,,
Market Place Yard Area 3 ,, =14 ,,
(5) On the 26th March, 1935, the Council declared Park Mews, Stafford Mews and Lincoln
Mews to be Clearance Areas.
A Compulsory Purchase Order was made in respect to the Park Mews Area, which Order included
land adjoining deemed to be necessary for the satisfactory development of the cleared sites. Clearance
Orders were made in respect to the Stafford Mews and Lincoln Mews Areas.
The numbers of families and persons to be re-housed in accordance with these Orders are as
follows :—
Park Mews Area 33 families =153 persons.
Stafford Mews Area 20 ,, = 80 ,,
Lincoln Mews Area 18 ,, = 94 ,,
As a result of the Public Local Enquiry into the above Orders, held on 2nd October, 1935, the
Minister confirmed the Lincoln Mews Clearance Order without modification.
The Park Mews Compulsory Purchase Order was confirmed subject to the omission of the clause
appropriating the land for re-housing and to a payment to the owner of Reference numbers 8-17
(inclusive) under Section 64 of the Housing Act, 1935. This Section provides for certain payments
to be made to the owner of a house properly included in a clearance area, which, in the opinion of the
officer of the Ministry of Health, has, notwithstanding its sanitary defects, been well maintained.
The Stafford Mews Clearance Order was confirmed subject to a payment to the owner of
Reference numbers 3, 4, 11, 12 and 16, under Section 64 of the Housing Act, 1935, before-mentioned.
The numbers of families and persons to be re-housed in accordance with these confirmed Orders
are as follows :—
Park Mews Area 33 families =153 persons.
Stafford Mews Area 20 ,, = 80 ,,
Lincoln Mews Area 18 ,, =94 ,,
(6) The Canterbury Yard Area (number 13 on the programme) has not been dealt with, due to
the fact that only one dwelling-house now exists in the Area. This house will fall to be dealt with
under the provisions of Sections 17-20 of the Housing Act, 1930.