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Abatement of the 64 overcrowded premises was effected in the
following ways:
Provision of alternative accommodation by:
Carshalton U.D.C. 16
London C.C. 4
Other Local Authorities 2
Left the District 3
Removal of one or more occupants 39
Of the 112 dwellings remaining overcrowded at the end of the year,
82 are owned by the London County Council, eight by the Carshalton
Urban District Council and 22 are privately owned.
Slum Clearance and Demolition
Action was continued on Clearance Area No. 7 referred to in the
last Annual Report, involving a block of eight tenement dwellings in
Stanley Road. One house, No. 101 was dealt with under a Demolition
Order and the remaining seven, Nos. 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95 and 97, by
a Compulsory Purchase Order. The Order was confirmed by the Minister
on the 22nd September without modification.
After clearance, development of the site will provide 38 units of
accommodation. The number of persons to be re-housed from the
condemned property at the date of the Enquiry (August, 1953) was 60.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1933
No action was necessary during the year.
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