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Brentford and Chiswick 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Brentford High Street Re Development Scheme
The following five properties were declared unfit for human habitation and
not capable at reasonable expense of being rendered fit:-
198, 206, 301, 302 and 305, High Street.
Two of these houses have been closed, and the families rehoused by the
Council.
The Ham Re-Development Area
Official representations were made that the following houses were unfit
for human habitation, and declared Clearance Areas, as under:-
Church Alley Clearance Area
1, Church Alley: 1„ 2 and 3, Newbury Cottages, Church Alley;. 4, 5, 6, 7,
8 and 11, Church Alley; 25, The Ham,
The Ham (No.l) Clearance Area
43-63 (odd numbers), The Ham.
The total number of houses to be demolished in this area is 22. 14 of these
houses have been closed, and the families rehoused by the Council.
HOUSING STATISTICS
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses Inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 493
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,307
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidation Regulations 1925 Nil
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 55
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 431
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