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Demolition and Closing Orders
Housing Act, 1936 (Sections 11 and 12) Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953
(Section 10)
Demolition Orders—Section 11, Housing Act, 1936
There were no demolition orders made during the year — (—)*
Closing Orders—Section 12, Housing Act, 1936 2 ( 2)*
45, Chichester Road (basement)
5, Stafford Road (basement)
Closing Orders, Section 10, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1953 2 (—)*
8, Percy Road
43, Tubbs Road
(*1953 in brackets)
One closing order under Section 12, Housing Act, 1936 (99, Brondesbury Villas—basement),
which was made in 1948 was cancelled.
Demolition Orders Outstanding from previous years
1, Avenue Road (1950) and 76, Canterbury Road (1951) Closing Orders under Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953, were substituted for Demolition Orders.
32, Connaught Road, (1950). Demolition Order quashed by agreement in County Court after
owners complied with their undertaking to carry out works.
1 and 2, Bridge Place (1951). Demolished by owners.
Overcrowding
There has been little change in the extent of overcrowding which still remains acute. The Council
found it necessary to issue only a few licences to permit temporary overcrowding under Section 61 of the
Housing Act; landlords are no longer using this Section to obtain an eviction order because they know that
the Court is inclined to deal sympathetically with the tenants.
Licences to permit temporary overcrowding in excess of the permitted number, Section 61,
Housing Act, 1936: licences issued 5 (4)*
(*1953 in brackets)
The Housing Department have supplied the following details of overcrowding in the area which
have been based mainly on the statements of applicants for new houses:—
(a) Dwellings overcrowded at end of year 2,147
(b) Overcrowding reported during the year 190
(c) (i) Overcrowding relieved during the year 97
(ii) Persons (approx.) 388
(d) Dwelling houses which have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding No information
(e) (i) Council houses found to be overcrowded at end of year 138
(ii) Families 184
(iii) Persons 994
(f) Overcrowding in Council houses relieved during the year 12