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HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1909.
The following is a brief account of the work clone under section 17 (1) of the
above Act, which makes it the duty of the Borough Council to cause to be made
from time to time inspection to ascertain whether any dwelling house within the
Borough is in such an insanitary state as to be unfit for human habitation :
Alfred Place, Nos. 8 and 9. These houses were under the consideration of the
Health Committee at the end of the year 1912 in consequence of insufficient light
as regards their back additions. The light was much improved by the provision
of additional windows, and the notices served were complied with.
Grantham Terrace, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, were inspected under the Act and
their condition was reported to the Health Committee in March. Their roofs were
in some instances defective and they were all more or less dirty, dilapidated and
damp; the yard paving and sanitary arrangements were also defective. Intimations
as to the works required were addressed to the owner but there was difficulty and
likely to be delay in ascertaining to whom the houses belonged. The Health
Committee after visiting and inspecting the houses decided to proceed under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Statutory notices addressed to the owner
were served on the premises. Nothing having been done further proceedings
were taken and Closing Orders obtained in respect to Nos. 2, 3 and 5 in July, the
other two houses having been vacated some time previously. They remained
closed at the end of the year.
Britannia Street, No. 104, a six-roomed house, was inspected by order of the
Health Committee in May. The sanitary accommodation was defective and the
drain obstructed, the main roof was leaky and the premises generally were dirty
and dilapidated. An intimation as to the defects existing was given to the owner,
but no steps were taken to remedy them. A representation was made by the
Medical Officer of Health that the state of the house was such as to render it
unfit for human habitation and the house was closed under the Act. It remained
closed at the end of the year. It is understood that it is to be demolished
and the site used for business premises.
Wilmer Gardens, Nos. 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97 and 99. These houses are
occupied by very poor people and each contains four rooms and scullery. They
were inspected by order of the Health Committee in October. The sanitary
accommodation was defective, there were defects in the drains, and the houses
generally were more or less dirty and dilapidated. Intimations were given to
the owner indicating the works required and at the end of the year these had
been practically carried out. No further action, therefore, appeared necessary.
Wilmer Gardens, Nos. 102, 104, 106, 108 and 110. These are large houses
which have been adapted to some extent for the purpose of being let in separate