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152, High Road, Salway Hill. This house and shop was demolished
by informal action because of its condition. Such action became
necessary because of the dangerous and defective condition of the
roof. The structure was one of the few wood covered dwellings
remaining in the Borough.
7 & 9, Voluntary Place. Because of a complaint received in the office
an inspection revealed the bad condition of No. 9, in which the
floor of the front room had collapsed. Action under Section 11 was
taken whereupon demolition orders were made applying to the two
houses.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1934, Section 11, Houses let in
lodgings
A report to the Public Health Committee under the above Act
and Section was made, but the Committee decided to take no action
in regard to a hall floor tenancy.
Compulsory Purchase Orders; Housing Act, 1936
In cases of clearance areas it is necessary for the Council to
rehouse the tenants; consequently the Housing Manager has the
duty of catering, as near as possible, for the requirements of these
persons. In one case in the Chigwell Road area it was necessary for
the Town Clerk to serve on the owner/occupier a notice to quit
because of the refusal of that person to accept offers of accommodation.
This person did eventually find his own accommodation.
Slum Clearance (Compensation) Act, 1956
This new Act, which came into force in the latter months of the
year, when operated gave some indication of the amounts of
compensation being awarded to similar types of property. Two
houses in the Chigwell Road area separated from each other by only
three houses were awarded £400 and £55 as compensation
respectively. One in the Burlington Place area was awarded £315
whilst two others each forming the end house of a terrace of three
were awarded a total of £160.
Overcrowding
Two cases of overcrowding were reported to the Public Health
Committee, in both the families consisted of the parents and a
number of children. In the first case notice to abate the overcrowding
was served upon the occupier. His tenant complied by
arranging for two of his children to sleep in another house.
Regarding the second case it was found later that an offence did
not exist because of technicalities contained in the Housing Act.
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