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Brentford and Chiswick 1962

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

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Nos. 9, 12 and 14 Mercury Road, Brentford,
and the under mentioned 6 houses, which were on land acquired under Section
43(2) of the Housing Act, 1957, were also demolished:-
Nos. 4 and 12 British Grove, Chiswick,
Nos. 263 and 264 High Street, Brentford, and
Nos. 322 and 325 High Street, Brentford.
Council Owned Houses Certified unfit by the Medical Officer of Health
Nos. 104 - 117 (consecutive numbers) Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick.
These 14 houses were demolished, with the exception of No. 110 Strand-onthe-Green,
during the year.
Nos. 14 20 (even numbers) Sutton Lane, Chiswick.
These 4 houses were demolished during the year.
Nos. 45 - 53 (odd numbers) Ealing Road, Brentford.
The remaining family (2 persons) was rehoused by the Council during the
year.
Nos. 31 - 37 (odd numbers) Brook Road South, Brentford.
On 26th March, 1962, these 4 houses were certified by the Medical Officer
of Health to be unfit The four families (23 persons) occupying them were rehoused
by the Council during the year.
Nos. 34 and 35 Layton Road, Brentford.
On 18th May, 1962, these 2 houses were certified by the Medical Officer of
Health to be unfit The two families (5 persons) occupying them were rehoused
by the Council during the year and the houses were demolished.
Individual Unfit Houses
48 Reckitt Road, Chiswick.
This house which was acquired by the Council under a Compulsory Purchase
Order confirmed in 1960, was repaired and made fit during the year and relet.
Nos, 136 and 138 Chiswick Lane, Chiswick.
These 2 houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made in 1961,
were demolished during the year.
Nos, 1 and 2 Town Meadow, Brentford.
The remaining house (No 1 Town Meadow), was demolished during the year.
The under mentioned houses were dealt with under Sections 16, 17 or 18 of
the Housing Act, 1957 during the year.
No. 3 North Road, Brentford,
No. 11 Green Dragon Lane, Brentford,
Nos. 16 and 18 The Butts, Brentford, and
Nos. 1-6 (consecutive numbers) Grove Park Mews, Chiswick.
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