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Individual Unfit Houses
Demolition Orders were made on the following 5 houses during the year.
Nos. 1 and 49 Chapel Alley, Brentford.
One family was rehoused by the Council during the year.
No. 48 Layton Road, Brentford.
This house was demolished during the year, the two families of 6 persons
having been rehoused by the Council.
No. 401 High Street, Brentford and Cottage at rear.
One family (4 persons) was rehoused by the Council during the year, leaving
one family to be rehoused in 1959.
No. 171 High Street, Brentford.
Undertaking given by the owners not to re-let. The family (4 persons) was
rehoused by the Council and the house closed.
No. 114 Wellesley Road. Chiswick.
Undertaking given to carry out repairs within 6 months.
During the year the following 25 unfit houses in Clearance Areas were demolished:-
Nos. 21-28 (consecutive numbers) Chiswick Common Road, Chiswick,
Nos. 15 and 17 Oliffe Cottages, Albany Road, Brentford,
Nos. 1-10 (consecutive numbers) Paradise Place, Brentford,
Nos. 59, 61 and 63 Boston Manor Road, Brentford,
Nos. 24 and 26 Fisher's Lane, Chiswick.
In addition to the above 6 houses (Nos. 11 and 12 Paradise Place and Nos.
15, 16, 17 and 18 Caroline Place) were demolished being houses on land acquired
under Section 43 (2) Housing Act, 1957. Further, 4 unfit houses in the Hogarth
Re-development Area (Nos. 37-43 Devonshire Street) and an individual unfit
house, No. 48 Layton Road, Brentford, were demolished making a total of 36
houses demolished during the year.
Fifty-three families (131 persons) from unfit houses were rehoused by the
Council during the year and a further 7 families (9 persons) were rehoused from
houses acquired under Section 43 (2) Housing Act, 1957.
HOUSING STATISTICS
1. Inspection of Dwe11inghouses during the year:
(1) (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 830
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,072
(2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses (included under Sub-Head(l)
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 dwellinghouses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 134
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