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Brentford and Chiswick 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The Council determined that the dwellinghouses, lands and other buildings
comprised in these three Areas should be made the subject of a Compulsory Purchase
Order, known as the Albany Road No. 5 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1957.
Albany Road No .8 Clearance Area, 1957
Nos,19-25 (odd numbers) and 29-37 (odd numbers) Albany Road,
Brentford, and
Nos. 280 - 289 (consecutive numbers) High Street, Brentford.
The dwellinghouses, lands and other buildings comprised in this area were
made the subject of a Compulsory Purchase Order, known as the Albany Road No.6
Compulsory Purchase Order, 1957.
Cromwell Place and Back Lane Clearance Area 1957
Nos,1, 3 and 4 Cromwell Place, Brentford, and
No. 6 Back Lane, Brentford
On the 5th November, 1957, the Minister of Housing and Local Government
confirmed, without modification, the Clearance Order. No objections had been
lodged to the making of the Order.
Brook Lane North Clearance Area 1957
Nos. 14, 16 and 18 Brook Lane North, Brentford.
On the 6th December 1957 the Minister of Housing and Local Government
confirmed, without modification, the Clearance Order No objections had been
lodged to the making of the Order.
Fisher s Lane No 1 Clearance Area 1957
Nos. 24 and 26 Fisher's Lane, Chiswick.
Fisher s Lane No, 2 Clearance Area 1957
Nos. 30, 32 and 34 Fisher' s Lane, Chiswick.
Objections to these two Orders were lodged and an Enquiry held on the 5th
November, 1957. The Minister of Housing and Local Government confirmed, without
modification, the Orders on the 23rd December, 1957.
The total number of unfit houses included in the above mentioned Clearance
Areas is 46.
During the year under review 26 unfit houses in Clearance Areas were demolished,
as under:-
Nos. 31 - 41 (odd numbers) The Ham, Brentford (6 houses).
Nos. 35 - 63 (odd numbers) The Ham, Brentford (7 houses).
Nos. 12 - 22 (consecutive numbers) Walnut Tree Road, Brentford
(11 houses).
Nos. 1 and 3 New Spring Gardens, 3rentford (2 houses).
In addition, 18 unfit houses in the Hogarth Re-Development Area were demolished,
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