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Walthamstow Compulsory Purchase (College
Place) Order, 1934, Nos. 16 to 23,
College Place 7houses-
Walthamstow Compulsory Purchase
(Church Lane) Order, 1934, Nos. 5 to 13,
Church Lane 5
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Walthamstow Compulsory Purchase
(Iiigham Street Order, 1934, Nos. 38 to
40a and Nos. 42 to 48, Higham Street 6 „
Walthamstow Compulsory Purchase
(Chingford Lane) Order, 1934, Nos. 1 to
4, Mill lane, and Nos. 40 to 42, Chingford
Lane 6 „
A lock-up shop included in the Chingford Lane Order
was excluded, but remained in the Order as land adjoining
the area to be purchased by the Council under Section 3 of
the Housing Act, 1930.
By arrangement with the owner's representative at theinquiry,
the Walthamstow Compulsory Purchase (Mitchell's
Cottages) Order, 1934, was withdrawn at the Inquiry for
consideration at a later date as a Clearance Order, the ownerpromising
not to oppose the Order.
After the Order was made opposition was entered, and
an inquiry was held and the Order confirmed.
(e) Housing Act, 1935.
Although the major part of the survey required under
the Act of 1935 was carried out in 1936, the work done is
detailed in this report.
The preliminary survey was carried out between 9th
December, 1935, and 3rd February, 1936, the subsequent
measurements being completed by the 2nd March, 1936. This
necessitated the employment of twelve men as enumerators
and survey assistants for an approximate period of three
months, and of three men as clerks for a period of four
months; all were temporary staff, who worked very well.
Through the kindness of the Town Clerk, in his capacity
as Registration Officer for the Borough, street lists were
compiled from the records used by him for the preparation
of the Parliamentary Register. The enumerators were
instructed to complete one Form A in respect of each structurally
separate dwelling in the Borough. The reduction
factor employed was one-fifth.
Following the completion of the preliminary enumeration
by means of Forms A, the enumerators were given special
coaching in the accurate measuring of rooms by the Chief