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Represented on January 23rd, 1930. The Clearance Orders were made on
December 16th, 1931. Public Inquiries were held on June 21st, 1932, and
buildings demolished during 1934 after confirmation by the Ministry of Health
on January 20th, 1933.
Abbot Street Area (34 buildings).
Abbot Street: Nos. 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 27a, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53,
55, 57.
This Area consisted of aged cottage-type properties situated in a cul-de-sac
and on a low-lying site, comprising two and four-roomed dwellings, many of which
were single back types surrounded and overshadowed by high buildings in the
vicinity.
Interior planning was very bad, the dwellings lacked satisfactory internal
ventilation and natural light. Street doors opened directly into living rooms and
staircases led directly out of rooms.
Many were without sinks and had external water supplies in the yards, some
of which were used in common. All the houses were damp and structurally worn
out. A particularly bad feature of this Area was the very heavy bug infestation
which it was impossible to eradicate and very difficult to keep down to even a
tolerable extent.
Represented on June 17th, 1932. Clearance Order made on June 21st, 1933.
Public Inquiry held on October 10th, 1933. Buildings demolished during 1935/6
after confirmation by the Ministry of Health on December 12th, 1933.
Elsdale Street Area (10 buildings).
Middlesex Place : Nos. 1, 2, 3.
'Milborne Street: Nos. 3, 3a, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.
An Area consisting of various types of properties; several had basements
wholly below the ground level. These dwellings were lacking in internal'ventilation
and natural light and had very badly-planned and cramped interiors. Many
rooms were without through ventilation. All the dwellings were damp and totally
unfit, and the structures worn out. In some instances the yards were shut in and
overshadowed by an adjacent building.
Represented on June 17th, 1932. Clearance Order made on June 21st, 1933.
Public Inquiry held on October 10th, 1933, ;and buildings demolished during
1934/5 after confirmation by the Ministry of Health on December 12th, 1933.
Otley Terrace Area (14 buildings).
Oiley Terrace : Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
This Area consisted of various types of properties, comprising two floors, and
were originally constructed as two-roomed single back types, but subsequently had
additions added for use as wash-houses. All these cottages were very aged, badly
planned internally, with low, small, cramped and badly-lighted rooms, and
lacked satisfactory internal ventilation, with overshadowing at the fronts. In
most instances the street doors opened directly into living rooms and staircases
were narrow and steep and led directly out of rooms. All the dwellings were damp
and many had the interiors of the walls wood-lined. Some of the floors were
considerably below the levels of the adjoining ground. All the structures were weak
and worn out and some of the external walls were formed in weather boarding.
Considerable internal settlement was present. At the Inquiry these dwellings were