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Area No. 2 and Canbury Area A. were the subject of
public enquiries which were held on the 23rd May, 1934 by
order of the Minister of Health, and Clearance Orders were
later confirmed. An owner of certain houses in Canbury
Area A. appealed against the Clearance Order in the High
Court. His appeal was dismissed and he decided to go
to the Court of Appeal. The hearing had not taken place
at the end of the year. The final Order in respect of Area
No. 2 was not opposed.
During 1934 further progress was made and on the
8th February 1934 I made an official representation, as
Medical Officer of Health, under Section 51 (2) of the
Housing Act 1930, to the Council in regard to the following
property :—
Area No. 5.—Fairfield Road, Nos. 29, 31, 33, 35, 37,
39, 41 and 43 and Nos. 1 and 2, Francis Place.
A public enquiry into the circumstances of the area was
held by order of the Minister of Health on 28th June, 1934,
and on 3rd September 1934 the Clearance Order was confirmed,
in a modified form ( Nos. 29-43 Fairfield Road
being excluded from the final Order.) The Order became
operative in due course and Nos. 1 and 2 Francis Place,
which were the subject of the Order, were vacated, but not
demolished, by the end of the year.
Apart from action taken under Part I. of the Housing
Act 1930, 20 Demolition Orders were made under Sections
19 and 21 in respect of " individual " unfit houses.
The following summary has been prepared for the
purpose of showing the action taken during 1934 and the
position at the end of the year, as regards (a) Clearance
Areas and (b) "Individual" houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation. The summary refers only to action taken since
the passing of the Housing Act 1930.