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These houses, which were occupied by 62 families, comprising
165 persons, are between 80 and 100 years old, and are in general
disrepair. Most of them are affected by rising and penetrating
dampness, have inadequate lighting and ventilation, sagged roofs,
and bulged and fractured walls.
During 1963 I represented that the properties l-28(cons.)
Fennell Street were unfit for human habitation and should be
considered for slum clearance by the Council.
I also represented that the properties l-4(cons.) Taylor's
Buildings, Spray Street, were unfit for human habitation, and the
Council made a Clearance Order in respect of these houses.
INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES
The following houses were represented by me during the year
as unfit for human habitation, and Demolition and Closing Orders
were made by the Council as follows:-
Demolition Order-1 Saunders Road.
Closing Orders-39 Woolwich Common.
56 Vicarage Road.
154 Plumstead Road.
208 Maxey Road (Basement front and back rooms).
32 Herbert Road (Basement front and middle rooms).
202 Maxey Road (Basement back room).
On the satisfactory completion of work to make the accommodation
fit, the Council determined Closing Orders in respect of:- 25 Cantwell
Road, 26 Wilmount Street (part), 29 Majendie Road (part), and
11 Saunders Road (part).
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
The House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959 provides that owners,
and in some cases leaseholders, of dwellings may receive from the
local authority a grant of money towards the cost of modernising
their properties.
Two schemes are available to a landlord under which he can claim
a grant. The 'Standard' grant can be claimed in respect of houses
erected prior to 1945. The 'Standard' grant is towards the cost of
the installation of the five following amenities
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