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Harrow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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atituent authorities of this area have been dealt with, but new
properties continue to be brought to light, and this will possibly
continue for some years. The complement of the sanitary inspectorate
is not sufficient to permit of any degree of systematic inspection
to be carried out, so that the internal structure of some properties
which superficially appear satisfactory come as a revelation when
an inspector has occasion to visit the premises. For this reason it
can be anticipated that for an appreciable time yet properties will
be found which will need to be considered with a view to demolition.
Sections 11 and 12.
Notices to appear were served on the owners of twenty-three
properties; twenty under Section 11 and three under Section 12.
Out of the twenty under Section 11, Demolition Orders were
made in respect of fourteen, of which 5 became vacant before the end
of the year. An undertaking to re-condition was accepted in regard
to three; an undertaking to demolish within eighteen months in
regard to three; and an undertaking that it would not be used for
human habitation in respect of one. Approval was given to the
three parts of properties dealt with under Section 12 being used
as stores.
The following statement extracted from the returns on Form H. 256 shows the position at the beginning and at the end of the
year:—
| Position at December 31st, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936. | 1937. | ||
| Number of houses demolished under Section 11 | 45 | 65 | 20 |
| Parts of buildings closed under Section 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Number of persons displaced from these houses | 127 | 196 | 69 |
| Number of dwelling-houses made fit under Sections 9-12 | 73 | 80 | 7 |
| Insanitary houses demolished in anticipation of formal procedure under Section 11 | 19 | 19 | |
| Insanitary houses closed (but not demolished) on an undertaking (which has not been cancelled) by the owner under Section 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 |
| Houses made fit as a result of informal notice preliminary to formal notice under Section 9 | 734 | 884 | 150 |
Section 13.
The question of dealing with the area bounded on the south
by the Bridge School, east by Station Road, north by Marlborough
Hill and west by Milton Road as a redevelopment area was still
under consideration at the end of the year.