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Part III
(Clearance Areas)
SECTION 42 (Power to declare an area to be a clearance area). The
Minister confirmed the following Clearance Orders made by the Borough Council
in 1956: -
No of No. of
Area houses families
Downham Road 14 20
Holmbrook Street 12 17
Two further areas were represented during the year but the Minister s
confirmation has not yet been received:-
Crossway 3 Houses 5 Families
Gilpin Road 3 Houses 2 Families
(2 unoccupied)
During the year the Trowbridge Road Clearance Order made by the London
County Council in 1955, and comprising some 182 houses, was confirmed by the
Minister. The London County Council also declared Nos. 4 to 12 (even) Ada
Street (five houses) to be a clearance area.
The following is a summary of the action taken under the Housing Act,
1957: -
SECTION 16
Undertakings accepted (and cancelled)
Houses made fit 2
SECTION 17
Demolition Orders made 9
Houses demolished 2
Closing Orders made 9
SECTION 18
Closing Orders made (Underground Rooms) 29
Undertakings to make fit for human habitation 2
Undertaking cancelled 1
Closing Orders made (Parts of Premises) .. .. .. 6
SECTION 24
Demolition of houses deferred to permit execution of works 2
SECTION 27
Closing Orders determined (Houses) 7
Closing Orders determined (Parts of premises) 1
Part IV
(Abatement of overcrowding)
SECTION 76 (Duty of local authori ty to inspect and to make reports and
proposals as to overcrowding). At the end of 1956 overcrowded dwellings to
the number of 783 were recorded in the department and 33 new cases were added
to the register during the year under review- Overcrowding in 13 cases was
abated by rehousing by the London County Council, and in 15 instances by the
Borough Council; in three instances overcrowding was abated by families
finding other accommodation-
SECTION 78 (Offences in relation to overcrowding). No statutory action was
taken in respect of any dwelling reported to be overcrowded, but in all cases