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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Twenty-seven such houses were reported upon during 1936 as set out below.
| Situation | No. | Action Taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Street | 4 house(s) | Demolition Order made. | ||
| High Street | 3 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Cowleaze Road | 1 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Cambridge Road | 1 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Bellevue Road | 2 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Canbury Place | 1 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Excelsior Road | 1 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Oaklea Passage | 6 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Elm Road | 3 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Fairfield West | 1 „ | Closing Order made. | ||
| Uxbridge Road | 1 „ | „ „ „ | ||
| Eden Street | 1 „ | Undertaking accepted. | ||
| St. James Road | 2 „ | „ „ | ||
In Florence Road a short terrace of 9 cottages were
found to be in bad condition and at the end of the year
the question of demolition of these cottages was still under
consideration.
In addition to 18 houses demolished in Canbury "A"
Clearance Area, 23 "individual" houses were demolished
during 1936, as set forth below:—
No. 3, Smith's Cottages, Acre Road.
Nos. 112, 118 & 120, Cambridge Road (Cambridge
Square).
Nos. 28, 30 & 32, Cowleaze Road.
Nos. 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 & 34, Fairfield North.
Nos. 47, 49 & 49a, High Street.
Nos. 4, 6, 8, 52 & 54, Washington Road.
Overcrowding Survey
In the early months of 1936 a survey of the Borough
was made in accordance with the requirements of the
Housing Act, 1935 to ascertain what overcrowding existed.
The survey was an extensive one having regard to the
absence of any clear definition of what constitutes a working