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The Council expressed their agreement with the proposal that
legislation should be promoted to extend the scope of Part I. of the
Housing Act, 1925, in its application to London, so as to enable unsatisfactory
basement rooms used as living rooms to be deemed to be
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation,
and consequently to subject them to the provisions of that part
of the Act in relation to closing orders.
In April, 1928, I completed a report embodying the results of a
survey of the whole Borough, with plans of areas, and a description
of the undesirable housing property throughout the Borough. This
report was considered at joint meetings of the Public Health Committee
and Housing Committee, and forwarded to the Ministry of
Health and London County Council.
Particulars of four areas described as the Northwold Road, Duncan
Square, Warburton Square, and Morning Lane areas were officially
represented by me as Unhealthy Areas to the London County
Council, in pursuance of my duties under the powers contained in the
Housing Act, 1925.
The Council were informed that the London County Council had
agreed to deal with these areas by means of an Improvement Scheme,
which will accommodate, the population of these areas within the
Borough.
An Official Representation was placed before the Council with
regard to property in the neighbourhood of Banister Street. The
Representation and the particulars of the inspections concerning the
area were referred to the Housing Committee, in order that the matter
may be considered from the point of view of the preparation of an
Improvement Scheme.
The Housing Schemes undertaken by the Borough Council are
as follows:—
Houses already erected:—
79 houses situated in Casimir, Cleveleys and Gunton Roads.
66 maisonettes situated in Daubeney Road, Adley Street, Rock Road, Gilpin
Road and Homerton Road.
48 maisonettes situated in Fletching Road.
1 cottage situated in Fletching Road.
100 flats in Southwold Road.
Schemes now being carried out:—
92 maisonettes in Southwold Road and Mount Pleasant Hill.
35 flats in Powell Road.
Conversions:—
58, Kenninghall Road, converted into four flats.