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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Dnring 1937, confirmations of the following twenty-two Clearance Orders, comprising 377 buildings, have been made by the Minister of Health :—
| Clearance Areas. | No. of Houses in Area as confirmed by Minister of Health. |
|---|---|
| High Street (Homerton), No. 1 | 58 |
| High Street (Homerton), No. 2 | 43 |
| Selman Street | 30 |
| Grove Lane | 11 |
| Swiss Cottages | 37 |
| Bridge Street | 14 |
| Lyme Grove, No. 1 | 8 |
| Lyme Grove, No. 2 | 9 |
| Essex Street | 21 |
| Frederick Place | 17 |
| Clevedon Passage | 4 |
| Sanford Cottages | 11 |
| Bohemia Place | 19 |
| Hindrey Place | 13 |
| Bonby Place | 6 |
| Long's Cottages | 6 |
| Elizabeth Buildings | 24 Flats |
| Prout Road | 30 |
| Bower Road, No. 1 | 5 |
| Bower Road, No. 2 | 2 |
| Bower Road, No. 3 | 3 |
| Windus Road | 6 |
| Total | 377 |
The Clearance Orders regarding Blackshaw Place Area (four houses) and
Laburnum Cottages Area (two houses) were not confirmed by the Minister of Health
as the owners offered undertakings that the premises would not again be used for
human habitation. The owner of the houses in the Blackshaw Place Area submitted
plans for conversion of the premises into workshops. To obtain the necessary legal
undertakings, action was taken in respect of these houses under Section 11 of the
Housing Act, 1936, as agreed at the inquiry.
The Minister of Health also excluded one building (No. 15, Lyme Grove) from
the Lyme Grove Area No. 2, and one building (Birchwood Cottage) from the Sanford
Cottages Area on undertakings by the owner not again to permit the premises to be
used for human habitation. As No. 15, Lyme Grove was unoccupied, no further
action was necessary, but as regards Birchwood Cottage, action was taken under
Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936, as agreed at the inquiry, in order to secure the
necessary undertaking.
No. 1, Henry Place was excluded from the Clearance Area (Henry Place Area)
by the Minister of Health as it formed part of No. 2, Henry Place, which was not
mentioned in the Schedule to the Order, and No. 249, Northwold Road was excluded
from the Clearance Area (St. Martin's Cottages Area), apparently due to the incorrect
linking up with the other part of the Area. These buildings were not excluded on
the grounds that they were fit for human habitation.