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The owners of these houses gave the Council undertakings not to relet these
houses upon the rehousing of the occupiers All six families (22 persons)
occupying the houses were rehoused by the Council during the year
No. 3 North Road, Brentford
Notice of time and place for consideration of the condition of this house
was served on the owner and on the persons having control of the house
Nos. 136/138 Chiswick Lane, Chiswick
Demolition Orders were made in respect of these properties during the year.
One family (3 persons) was rehoused by the owners and the remaining 2 families
(5 persons) were rehoused by the Council.
Nos. 1 and 2 Town Meadow, Brentford.
The family (2 persons) occupying No. 1 Town Meadow was rehoused by the
Council and No. 2 Town Meadow was demolished during the year.
During the year under review the undermentioned 34 unfit houses in Clear
ance Areas were demolished and 93 families (270 persons) were rehoused by the
Council from unfit houses:-
Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Nelson Place, Chiswick,
Nos. l, 3, 5, 7 and 9 Fisher's Lane Chiswick,
No. 409 High Street, Brentford,
Nos. 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 and 147 High Street, Brentford,
Nos. 296 and 297 High Street Brentford,
Nos. 304 and 305 High Street Brentford,
Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Manor Gardens, Chiswick,
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Manor Terrace, Chiswick,
Nos. 106, 108, 112, 114 and 120 Devonshire Road Chiswick.
In addition to the above 7 unfit Council owned properties (Nos, 7,9,
13, 17,19 and 21 Oxford Road North Chiswick and No 35 Wellesley Road Chiswick)
were demolished.
Also, 9 houses on lands acquired by the Council under Section 43 (2) of
the Housing Act: 1957 and deemed not to be unfit were demolished as under:-
No. 306 High Street Brentford,
Nos. 100, 102, 104, 110s 116 and 118 Devonshire Road Chiswick,
No. 1 Manor Terrace, Chiswick.
Closing Orders under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 were made in respect
of certain underground rooms at:-
Nos. 1 - 4 (consecutive numbers) Dewsbury Crescent Chiswick,
Nos. 25 - 28 (consecutive numbers)Dewsbury Crescent Chiswick, and
Nos. 49-51 (consecutive numbers) Dewsbury Crescent Chiswick
where the windows fell short of the requirements of the Underground Room Regulations
After an appeal by the landlords agreement was reached whereby the
landlords undertook to carry out works to ensure that requirements of the Regulations
were complied with and the Council undertook to cancel the Closing Orders
upon the satisfactory completion of these works.
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