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Withdrawal of Closing Orders.
Closing orders preventing the use of Underground rooms for
human habitation were made by the Richmond Borough Council
on the premises mentioned below:—
No. 45, Church Road Date of Closing Order. 19/7/39.
No. 60, Sheen Road „ „ ,, 4/5/39.
No. 47, Sheen Road „ ,, „ 7/5/36.
No. 10, Montague Road ,, ,, „ 23/9/38,
No. 11, Montague Road „ „ ,, 7/12/37.
The principal defects rendering these premises unfit for human
habitation were:—Dampness and lack of damp-proof courses:
pervious condition of sub-soil: lack of open area : insufficiency in
window areas and inadequate lighting.
During this year the owners of the properties mentioned carried
out extensive work of reconditioning to the basement rooms which
brought them to the standards required by the "Regulations as to
Underground Rooms" and enabled the Closing Orders to be withdrawn.
The orders were withdrawal by the Council on the following
dates:—
No. 45, Church Road 4/4/50.
No. 60, Sheen Road 6/6/50.
No. 47 Sheen Road 31/10/50.
Nos. 10/11, Montague Road 31/10/50.
The carrying out of the necessary works and the withdrawal
of the Closing Orders therefore made available five useful flats.
Individual Unfit Houses.
No. 22, Kew Foot Road.
This cottage in addition to having almost reached the end of
its useful life was damaged by fire from Incendiary bombs in late
1940 and was completely uninhabitable.
Following a resoultion by the Council on the 29th May, 1941
the owner was informed that the cottage was uninhabitable and
should not be again let until it was made fit.