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"Road, and between Rotherfield Street and Queensbury Street, and
"include the following:—
No. of Houses.
"Concord Buildings, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 8
"Ecclesbourne Road, Nos. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 7
"Norfolk Court, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 4
"Norfolk Square, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 6
"Norfolk Gardens, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 12
"Morton Eoad, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 7
"Lindsey Cottages, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 8"
The London County Council took no action under the Artizans
and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act, but the housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, having meantime become law, the Council
on the 26th January, 1891, requested the Vestry to take into consideration
the possibility of applying the increased powers given to it under
Part 2 of that Act for the improvement of this area. The letter
containing this request was on the 6th February, 1891, referred by the
Vestry to the Sanitary Committee for consideration and report, and
the Sanitary Committee on the 7th February, 1891, requested Dr. Tidy
to report upon the sanitary condition of the area. On the 27th April
following, Dr. Tidy reported to the Committee that he had inspected
the area, and was of opinion that it could not be dealt with under
either Part 1 or Part 2 of the Housing of the Working Classes Act,
1890, and the Sanitary Committee reported to that effect to the
Vestry on the 15th May of the same year. The matter was further
considered by the Sanitary Committee on the 8th June, and the area
viewed on the 16th June, when it was resolved by the Committee "that
this area is not in such a condition as to be dealt with under the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and that the Vestiy be so
notified." A report of the Committee containing this expression of
opinion was adopted by the Vestry on the 3rd July, 1891.
On the 5th October, 1891, a letter was received by the Vestry from
the London County Council stating that a Committee of the Council
had inspected the area, and were of opinion that nothing short of a
scheme for the re-arrangement and re-constiuction of the area under
section 39 (1 b) of the Working Classes Act would be an effectual