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Walthamstow 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit Nil
Housing Act, 1936
Unfit Houses
The following number of premises were dealt with as follows:—
Demolition Orders:
4
Closing Orders:
Nil
Clearance Areas
No Official Representations were made during the year. The
areas not yet dealt with under the five year programme which
expires in 1960 are as follows:—
7. Brunner Road/Side Road/South Grove (66 dwelling
houses).
8. Oatland Rise (13 dwelling houses).
9. Courtenay Place/St. James Path/Willow Walk (20 dwelling
houses).
The Council decided to purchase these properties by negotiation
and by the end of the year most of the above properties were owned
by the Council. It is proposed to demolish these premises at an
early date.
Slum Clearance Programme, 1954-59
The following statement shows the overall position in regard to the current Five Year Programme:—
| No. | Site | No. of dwellings represented | Date represented | No. of dwellings erected or projected | Date of Completion, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallentin Road | 41 | 4.11.53 | 54 | 11.6.57 |
| 1a | Short Road | 27 | 4.1.58 | ||
| 2 | Grange / Frederick / Lynmouth Roads | 119 | 3.2.54 | 78 | Under construction. |
| 3 | Chingford Lane/Payze's Cottages | 17 | 7.4.54 | 33 | 2.3.59 |
| 3a | Chingford Lane/Mill Lane, The Square, Farey's Row | 15 | 7.4.54 | 28 | 27.5.58 |
| 4 | West St./St. Stephen's Road | 64 | 7.12.55 | 74 | Being demolished. |
| 5 | Tenby/Southcote Roads | 102 | 6.6.56 | 135 | Rehousing proceeding |
| 6 | Parkstone Rd./Wyatts Lane | 20 | 3.10.56 | 16 | Being demolished. |
| Total | 378 | 445 |