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Also 17 properties, as under mentioned, owned by the Council, ten of which
had previously been certified to be unfit by the Medical Officer of Health,
were demolished during the year,
Nos. 6-18 (even numbers) Fraser Street, Chiswick 7
Nos. 31 - 37 (odd numbers) Brook Road South, Brentford 4
Nos. 45 - 53 (odd numbers) Ealing Road, Brentford 5
No. 110 Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick 1
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Two properties, in respect of which the owners had given undertakings in
1962 not to relet upon the rehousing of the occupiers, were demolished during
the year, as under
Nos,, 338 and 339 High Street, Brentford 2
Total of houses demolished 72
Individual Unfit Houses
No. 43 High Street, Brentford,
No. 238 High Street, Brentford, and
Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Prince of Wales Terrace, Chiswick
The five families (12 persons) occupying these properties, which are to be
demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 16 or
Section 17(1) of the Housing Act, 1957 were rehoused by the Council during the
year As previously reported the properties in Prince of Wales Terrace were
demolished during the year.
Nos. 16 and 18 The Butts, Brentford.
One of the families (5 persons) occupying these properties, in respect of
which Closing Orders were made in 1962, was rehoused leaving one family still
to be rehoused at the end of the year.
Nos. 1-6 (consecutive numbers) Grove Park Mews, Chiswick.
Only one of these properties was occupied and the family (2 persons) found
their own accommodation during the year.
As previously reported these six properties (in respect of which Closing
Orders were made in 1962) were demolished during the year.
No. 1 Oxford Road North, Chiswick.
An undertaking accepted from the owner of this property in 1954 not to relet
the basement flat until it had been rendered fit for human habitation, was
cancelled during the year as the necessary works has been completed.
No 6 Windmill Road, Brentford.
The basement rooms of this property were found to be unfit for human habitation
and an undertaking was accepted from the owners not to let the premises
until they have been rendered fit for that purpose.
No. 553 High Road Chiswick (also known as 12 London Stile, Chiswick)
A closing Order was made during the year in respect of the basement rooms
of this property which were found to be unfit for human habitation.
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