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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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CLEARANCE AREAS
| Clearance Area | No. of houses in area | Date of represent ation | Date ot Clearance Order | Date of Compulsory Purchase Order | No. of houses vacated at end of 1935 | No. of houses demolish ed at end of 1935 | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made by Council | Confirmed by Minister of Health | Made by Counc il | Confirmed by Minister of Health | ||||||
| No. I | 3 | 12.10.33 | 19.12.33 | 9. 4.34 | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| No 2 | 3 | 12.10.33 | 19.12.33 | 14.8.34 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| No. 3 | 3 | 12.10.33 | 19.12.33 | 14.8.34 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Canbury | 19 | 30.11.33 | 27.2.34 | 14.8.34 | — | — | 19 | 1 | — |
| Area "A" | — | ||||||||
| No. 5 | 10 | 8.2.34 | 27.4.34 | 3.9.34 (with modifications) | — | — | 2 | 2 | The modified Order excluded 8 houses |
INDIVIDUAL HOUSES
| Year | No. of dwelling-houses found to be unfit for human habitation (vide S. 19, H.A. 1930). | No. of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made under Sees. 19 & 21, H A. 1930. | No. of dwelling-houses in respect of which " under-takings"were given by owners I vide Sec. 19, H A. 1930) | No. of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders made under Sees 19 & 21, H A. 1930. | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 - 1934 | 62 | 48 | 12* | 34 | *Four houses in respect of which an "undertaking" had been given by the owner were subsequently demolished voluntarily by the owner, during 1934. |
| 1935 | 46 | 32 | — | 17 | In addition, one house was demolished by the owner in anticipation of formal action under Sec. 19, H.A. 1930. |
| Total | 108 | 80 | 12 | 51 |