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Closing 47, Glenside Road
Orderss:- 207, Avery Hill Road
31, Waverley Road
17, Purrett Road
158, Plumstead High Street
1, Maxey Road
1, Armstrong Place
14, Armstrong Street
2, Swetenham Place
A further eight individual unfit houses had been represented to
the Council at the end of the year, for demolition or closure.
During the year the Council made Closing Orders in respect of
unfit rooms at a further seven premises. The following are details
of the parts of houses closed by the Council during the years:-
4, Delvan Street Basement rooms
35, Woolwich Common Basement front room
15, Nightingale Place Basement front and back rooms
50, Woodrow Basement rooms
19, Nightingale Place Basement rooms
20, Willenhall Road Basement rooms
235, Burrage Road Basement front room
During the year the Council determined Closing Orders in respect
of 97, Raglan Road (part), 207, Avery Hill Road and 99, Prospect Vale,
and the basement rooms at 29, Majendie Road.
I also represented to the Council that the dwelling house 39,
Tewson Road was unfit for human habitation, but capable of being made
fit at reasonable expense. Notices under Section 9 of the Housing
Act, 1936, were served, and subsequently the Council, in default of the
owner, made these premises again fit for habitation.
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
Under the provisions of the Housing Act, 1949, owners of
property may apply to the local authority for a monetary grant to
assist them in improving or converting their property. There is a
twelve point standard of fitness with which an improved house must
comply. All applications for Improvement Grants, which are
submitted to the Borough Treasurer, are referred to the Health
Department for an inspection to be made to determine whether the
proposed work will satisfy the provisions of the standard.
The majority of applications were in respect of the provision of
bathrooms and hot water systems.
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