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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
E. S. HERBERT, M.A.P.H.I.
Chief Public Health Inspector.
1. HOUSING
(1) Unfit Houses.
Work has been concentrated on individual unfit properties which came to the notice
of the Department from various sources.
The amendment of Section 4, Housing Act 1957 which allows internal bad arrangement
as an item of unfitness has enabled proper consideration to be given to poorly laid
out and "inconvenient" houses. Inspections during the year show that this item of
unfitness occurs in most of the older houses and is costly and can be difficult to remedy,
particularly with stairways and landings.
Several houses subject to Closing Orders have been rehabilitated during the year
and full use has been made of Improvement Grants in this connection.
Dwellings reported as unfit for human habitation not capable of repair at reasonable
expense were:—
9/9a, Albany Road, Richmond;
3, Clifden Road, Twickenham (Second Floor);
6, Connaught Road, Teddington;
80a, Mount Ararat Road, Richmond;
34, Queens Road, East Sheen;
319, Richmond Road, Twickenham (Basement);
98. Amyand Park Road, Twickenham (Basement);
33, Eleanor Grove, S.W.13;
15, The Embankment, Twickenham;
72, Kings Road, Teddington;
7, Lion Road, Twickenham;
30, York Road, Teddington;
2a, Darrell Road, Richmond;
16, Gomer Place, Teddington;
97, High Street, Teddington;
10b, Udney Park Road, Teddington;
8, Elfin Mansions, Elfin Grove, Teddington;
2, Elfin Mansions, Elfin Grove, Teddington;
3, Elfin Mansions, Elfin Grove, Teddington;
10, Hampton Road, Teddington;
15, Tudor Road, Hampton;
3, Victor Road, Teddington;
80, York Road, Teddington;
37, Church Street, Twickenham (First & Second Floors);
1, Elfin Mansions, Elfin Grove, Teddington;
6, Elfin Mansions, Elfin Grove, Teddington;
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