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Harrow 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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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:
| Address | Date of Official Representation | No. still occupied |
|---|---|---|
| 31, 33, 35, 37 Crown Street | 1954 | 1 |
| 1 Albert Cottages and 8-9 Albert Place | 1956 | 3 |
| 15, 17, 19 Crown Street | 1946 | 2 |
| 34-42 Palmerston Road | 1959 | 5 |
| 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:
101-109 Bessborough Road, occupied by five families—purchased
January, 1959.
44-60 Greenford Road, occupied by eight families—purchased
August, 1958.
There are 20 houses in which are still living 23 families which are the
subject of Demolition or Closing Orders and which are occupied. These
are:—
1955: 13 Shelley Road, 12 Wordsworth Road.
1957: 1, 3, 9 Crown Street, 108 Cecil Road, 110 and 110a Cecil
Road, 3 Marsh Cottages, Marsh Road, 23 Shelley Road.
1958: 56 Francis Road.
1959: 32 West End Lane, 14 Camden Row, Cuckoo Hill, 5 West
Street, 1-4 Kirby Cottages, 6 Kirby Cottages, 76 Roxeth
Hill, 31 Byron Hill Road.
There are also 34 houses still standing but not occupied, which are
the subject of Demolition or Closing Orders. Proposals for the reconditioning
of two are under consideration.
New Demolition or Closing Orders. During the year, Demolition
or Closing Orders were made in respect of the following properties:—
129 High Street, Edgware (first floor flat); 32 West End Lane: 14 Camden
Row, Cuckoo Hill; 5 West Street; 1-6 Kirby Cottages: 76 Roxeth
Hill; 31 Byron Hill Road; part of 111 Headstone Drive; 32 Wolselev
Road; Golf Cottage, Pinner Hill; 49 Byron Road; 23 Marlborough
Road (first floor flat).
Demolition. The following 42 properties were demolished during
the year: 30-40 (even) Headstone Drive; 29-34 Little Common; 13A
and 13B Alma Road; 2-12 Palmerston Road; 277, 279, 281 Pinner Road;
1.3, 5,7,9 St. Anns Road; 34-46 (even) Marlborough Road; 27, 29, 31
High Street, Stanmore.