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Housing Act, 1936.
Amongst the premises the subject of Clearance or Demolition Orders
in 1943 were Nos. 7 to 10, Burns Road, Wealdstone. These were vacated
and later demolished during the year. The appeal against the Demolition
Order in respect of 38, Shelley Road was withdrawn, but not that in
regard to 16, Marlborough Hill.
The following is a list of those houses included in the different Orders,
Clearance or Demolition, which are still occupied:—
Clearance Orders: West End Lane, No. 1 (1) and No. 2 (2);
Ferndale Terrace (8); High Street, Stanmore, No. 3 (2) and No. 4 (4);
College Hill Road (2); Headstone Place (20); Pleasant Place (3);
Brewery Cottages (5), a total of 47.
Demolition Orders: 1-11, Peel Road (1); 93, 95 (1) and 99, 101 (1),
Greenford Road; Kingsfield Terrace (6), a total of 9.
Closing Orders: Canning Place (2).
In addition, 4 out of the 5 properties the Minister condemned in the
unconfirmed Marlborough Road Clearance Orders are occupied, the total
number of condemned properties still being occupied being 62. There
are also four houses at present occupied but in regard to which the
owner has given an undertaking that they will not be re-let when vacated
by the present tenants.
In addition, there are many houses which, but for the intervention
of hostilities, would have been represented. Apart from those in "Poets
Corner," some 220 houses have been listed. Over and above these are
a further 550 included in the survey of the Senior Sanitary Inspector
which will call for early inspection with a view to representation.
Rat Infestation.
During the year a third operative took up duties. This enabled
work to be done on the larger areas of infestation, including the infested
refuse tips at Wealdstone and Cannon Lane. In all 970 complaints were
received and the number of re-visits totalled 1,256. Before the end of
the year there was an appreciable slacking off in the number of complaints,
from which it is hoped it can be deduced that the preventive measures of
rat eradication are being really effective. The major surface infestations
at the tips having been dealt with, it was possible to start a complete
examination and, where necessary, treatment of the brooks and surface
waters of the district. When these have been dealt with, work will be
started on the sewers.
Smoke Abatement.
No observations for smoke nuisance were carried out during the year.
Verminous Premises.
Eighty-five premises were inspected on receipt of complaints of
infestation by vermin and other insects such as ants, crickets, beetles,
cockroaches and moths. The number of premises found to be infested
with the bed bug was 63; the total visits paid to these premises was 413.