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Dockwuy Area A o. 2 (2 buildings).
Dockway: Nos. 6, 7.
Two semi-detached dwellings comprised this Area, each containing four rooms
and a wash-house. Internal planning was bad and the houses lacked internal
ventilation, were damp, and structurally very weak and worn. Staircases were
dark and unventilated; rooms were low and cramped; street doors opened directly
into the living rooms; and the dwellings were situated on a low-lying site near
the River Lee.
Represented on June 15th, 1934. Clearance Order made on December 19th,
1934. No Public Inquiry was held in this instance and the buildings were
demolished during 1935 after confirmation by the Ministry of Health on April 6th,
1935.
Middlesex Wharf Area (25 buildings)
Middlesex Wharf : Nos. 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34; 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69,
71, 73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91.
All the houses in this Area were situated on a very low-lying site and on the
bank of the River Lee. Each dwelling consisted of two floors, and the accommodation
provided in each dwelling varied from four rooms and wash-house to a
converted property of nine rooms, shop and two wash-houses. All the buildings
had been erected on water-logged land and during the time that investigations
were in progress water was found at a depth of approximately three feet. Some
'of the buildings were in such a state of structural disrepair that they had to be
supported by flying shores.
All the houses were very damp and there was an absence of concrete over the
sites and of damp-prodf courses. The buildings were generally neglected,
structurally weak and in a state of disrepair, the majority of staircases were dark
and unventilated, and rooms cramped and low. These houses had been represented
unsuccessfully for clearance under earlier powers by Dr. King Warry, the former
Medical Officer of Health.
Represented on June 15th, 1934. Clearance Order made on December 19th,
1934. No Public Inquiry was held in this instance and the buildings were
demolished during 1935 after confirmation by the Ministry of Health on April 6th,
1935.
Northwold Road Area (65 buildings).
Ashton Cottages: Nos. 1 and 2.
Caroline Street: Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19; 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18,
20, 22, 24, 26; land and ruins adjoining 18, Caroline Street.
Northwold Road: Nos. 189, 191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 201, 203, 205.
Rossington Street:. Nos. 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37.
Conduit Street: Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27; workshop and
loft, 22a; garage and loft between 22a and 24; 24, 26, 28, 30.
This Area was represented by me to the London County Council in November,
1929, under the Housing Act, 1925, and was taken over and dealt with by the
London County Council under the 1930 Act. The details given include all
buildings in Clearance and Compulsory Purchase Orders and properties purchased
by private treaty, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health on 11th May, 1934.
This Area has since been wholly re-developed by erecting flats, all of which are
now occupied by residents removed from other Areas.
Duncan Square Area No. 1 (76 buildings).
Duncan Square: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49;