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Harrow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The first steps with regard to a number of other houses were taken
during the year. Many of these related to Closing Orders or Demolition
Orders. At their November meeting the Clearance and Redevelopment
Committee declared the following clearance areas :
Harrow (Northolt Road No. 1) Clearance Area, 1954, comprising
Nos. 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43 and 45, Northolt Road.
Harrow, Alma Road and Alma Crescent Clearance Area, 1954,
comprising Nos. la, lb, 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 7a, 7b, 9a, 9b, 11a, 11b, 13a,
13b, 15a, 15b, 17a, 17b, 19a, 19b, 21a, 21b, 23a, 23b, 25a, 25b, 27a, 27b,
29a, 29b, 31a and 31b, Alma Road; Nos. la, lb, 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 7a, 7b,
9a, 9b, 11a, 11b, 2a, 2b, 4a, 4b, 6a, 6b, 8a, 8b, 10a and 10b, Alma
Crescent.
Harrow (Northolt Road No. 2) Clearance Area, 1954, comprising
Nos. 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129 and 131, Northolt Road,
South Harrow.
Harrow (Northolt Road No. 3) Clearance Area, 1954, comprising
Nos. 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163,
165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, Northolt Road, South Harrow.
Harrow (Crown Street) Clearance Area, 1954, comprising Nos. 31,
33, 35 and 37, Crown Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill.
The following properties subject to a Closing or a Demolition Order were still occupied at the end of the year:
| Address | Date of Order |
|---|---|
| 101, Greenford Road | 1938 |
| 1 to 6, Kingsfield Terrace | 1939 |
| 23, 25 and 29, Milton Road | 1953 |
| 4 and 10, Shelley Road | 1953 |
| 279, 283 and 285, Pinner Road | 1953 |
| 42 and 44, Marlborough Road | 1953 |
| 50, High Street, Harrow | 1954 |
| 34, 38, 42, 44, 46 and 48, Milton Road | 1954 |
The following properties, the subject of Clearance Orders confirmed
before the war, were still occupied:
2-40, Headstone Drive 3 properties vacant
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Brewery Cottages, Stanmore Hill None vacant
Albany, Appleton, Park View, Northumberland
House, Stanmore Hill 1 property vacant
The following houses which had been the subject of Closing Orders
or Demolition Orders were demolished during the year:
Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Canning Place
Nos. 28 and 30, High Street, Pinner
Nos. 44, 46 and 48, College Road, Harrow Weald.
Repair of Houses
Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936, authorises a local authority,
satisfied that any house is in any respect unfit for human habitation,
unless they are satisfied that it is not capable at a reasonable expense of
being rendered so fit, to serve a notice on the person having control of