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Harrow 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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To the balance of 264 must be added seventeen others which were
not included in the original returns. Of these, one has been demolished,
one has been reconditioned and nine are vacant. It is quite possible that
a number of the 264 houses will be reconditioned and it will then be
possible to remove them at least temporarily, from the list of those
properties due for demolition.
Demolition of Houses
There were at the end of the year, many houses which, although they
had been the subject of orders condemning them as being unfit for human
habitation, were still occupied.
Some of the houses were included in orders made as long ago as 1939.
These included two of the houses in 2-40 Headstone Drive and all of
Nos. 1-5 Brewery Cottages.
Some of the following groups of properties which had been officially represented since the war were still occupied at the end of the year. In all cases the Council decided to acquire by agreement:
| Address | Date of Official Representation | No. still occupied |
|---|---|---|
| 2-12 Palmerston Road | 1953 | |
| 29-34 Little Common | 1953 | 5 |
| 31, 33, 35, 37 Crown Street | 1954 | 1 |
| 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Waldron Road | 1956 | 1 |
| 1 Albert Cottages and 8-9 Albert Place | 1956 | 1 |
| 15, 17, 19 Crown Street | 1956 | 3 |
| Northolt Road No. 1 Area | 8 | |
| „ „ No. 2 Area | 9 | |
| „ „ No. 3 Area | 20 | |
| „ „ No. 4 Area | 12 |
The following properties, while suitable to be the subject of Clearance
Orders, were not officially represented, but negotiations were entered into
with a view to their being acquired by the Council by agreement:
101-9 Bessborough Road. 44-60 Greenford Road.
34-42 Palmerston Road.
The following houses which were the subject of earlier Closing or
Demolition Orders were still standing at the end of the year:—
West Street No. 17 (1956); 45 (1955); 51 (1955); 30a (1957).
Wordsworth Road No. 12 (1955).
Milton Road : in 1953 Nos. 40 and 58 ; 1954 Nos. 34, 38, 42, 44.
48; 1955 Nos. 32 and 46.
Shelley Road : Nos. 3, 13, 15, 17, 19, 27, 29, 31, 33 (all in 1955).
153, 155, 157 Masons Avenue (1957).
1 and 2 Sunny Cottages (1957).
3 and 4 Marsh Cottages (1957).
38a St. Anns Road.