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The London County Council have taken action in Woolwich in respect of
the under-mentioned unhealthy areas :—
(а) Parlcdale Road Area.—A Clearance Order in respect of this area of 8 houses
was confirmed in 1936. At the end of 1937 all the houses had been demolished.
(б) Rope Yard Rails Areas.—On the 26th November, 1935, Dr. W. E. Roper
Saunders, a medical officer of health appointed by the London County Council for
the purpose of carrying into effect Part I of the Housing Act, 1930, made an official
representation with respect to a group of areas known as Ropeyard Rails Areas
(Nos. 1 to 8). They comprise 125 houses, including 4 tenement houses with 38
flats. The displacement of 1,021 persons is involved.
At their meeting on the 21st July, 1936, the London County Council declared
each of these areas to be a clearance area. In July, 1937, however, the Council
decided to deal with three of these areas and part of three others by means of
Compulsory Purchase Orders, including therein certain additional lands. Orders
with respect to areas Nos. 1 and 8 were made on the 17th June, 1938. No Inquiry
had been held at the end of the year.
The houses included in the Clearance Areas 1 and 8 are as follows :—
No 1 Order.
Woolwich High Street, Nos. 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 56a.
Meeting House Lane, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Collingwood Place, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 13.
Nelson Street, Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14.
Globe Lane, No. 14.
Rodney Street, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
No. 8 Order.
Woolwich High Street, Stanley House, Sidney House, Albert House, Fore
House and Nos. 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.
Nelson Street, No. 1.
(c) Barnfield Road Areas.—These areas, details of which were given in my
report for 1936, were represented to the Council on the 11th December, 1935, by
Dr. J. Bruce Low. The Council subsequently made compulsory purchase orders
in respect of the unfit areas and also certain adjoining houses and lands. On the
25th October, 1937, a Ministry of Health Inquiry was held. The Orders were
confirmed by the Minister, with modifications, on the 13th April, 1938. Blocks
of flats are being erected on the sites.