Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects
were remedied:—
(а) By owners 22
(б) By Local Authority in default of
owners —
(c) Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909:—
(1) Number of representations made with
a view to the making of Closing Orders —
(2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were made —
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which Closing Orders were determined,
the dwelling houses having been
rendered fit —
(4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made —
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished
in pursuance of Demolition Orders —
3. Unhealthy Areas.
Areas represented to the Local Authority with a view to
Improvement Schemes under (a), Part I., or (b), Part II., of
the Act of 1890:—
(1) Name of area —
(2) Acreage —
(3) Number of working-class houses in area —
(4) Number of working-class persons to be displaced
—
4. Number of houses not complying with the building
byelaws erected with consent of Local
Authority under Section 25 of the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1919 —
Schemes for the erection of houses are in process of completion
by (1) the Ilford Council, (2) the City of London Corporation,
and (3) the London County Council.
The Ilford Council are carrying out four Housing Schemes,
viz., at Tomswood Hill, Horns Road, Ley Street and Chadwell
Heath, on all of which building is making very satisfactory progress,
and comprises a total of about 356 houses.
At Tomswood Hill the site occupies a triangular piece of
land at the junction of Tomswood Hill and Fencepiece
Road. The lay-out is for 86 houses, 28 of which
are being built on either side of a new road which the Council
have made by "direct labour" at the northern end of the site;