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Woolwich 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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In addition, the Council made Closing Orders in respect of unfit
rooms at a further eight houses, as follows:-
223 Maxey Road (Basement rooms)
1 Waverley Road (Ground floor back addition, back addition
extra room and first floor front, back and
back addition rooms)
84 Plumstead Common Road (Front and back east and west rooms
on the lower ground floor, front and
back west rooms and watercloset on
the ground floor)
210 Maxey Road (Lower ground floor front room and passage, but
allowing storage).
1 Fennell Street (Basement front and back rooms)
228 Plumstead High Street (First floor front and back rooms and
ground floor scullery)
27 Tewson Road (Basement front and back rooms and basement
scullery)
10 Woolwich Common (Basement front and back rooms).
During the year the Council determined Closing Orders in
respect of 1 Maxey Road and 127 Abbey Wood Road on the satisfactory
completion of work to make these houses again fit.
I also represented to the Council that the dwelling houses
36 Coupland Terrace and 161 Griffin Road were unfit for habitation,
but capable of being made fit at reasonable expense, Notices under
Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1957 were served to secure the repair
of these premises,,

SLUM CLEARANCE CLEARANCE AREAS

The Council's slum clearance programme was earried a stage further during 1957 Details of the work carried out during this period are as follows:-

Samuel Street (No., 1) Areas (53 houses) the following dwelling houses;-This area comprises
71-83 (odd) Samuel Street
87—119 (odd) Samuel Street
129-141 (odd) Samuel Street
71-113 (odd) Frances Street

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