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"Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Concord Buildings.
"Nos. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20, Ecclesbourne Road.
"Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, Norfolk Court.
"Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Norfolk Square.
"Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Norfolk
Gardens.
"Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13, Morton Road, and
"Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Lindsey Cottages.
"and the want of light, air, and ventilation and proper
"conveniences, and other sanitary defects in the said buildings,
"are dangerous and prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants
"of the said buildings, and of the neighbouring buildings,
"and that the demolition or the re-construction and re-arrange"ment
of the said buildings, or some of them, is necessary
"to remedy the evils, and that the area comprising such
"buildings, and the yards, outhouses, and appurtenances there"of,
and the site thereof, is too small to be dealt with as an
"unhealthy area under Part 1 or this Act, a scheme be
"prepared for the improvement of the said area, under and
"pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of the said Act."
It having been previously determined to appoint a Public Health
Committee in place of the existing Sanitary Committee, it was referred
to that Committee to prepare the said scheme, and to submit the same
to the Vestry.
On the 13th January, 1892, the application for closing orders
came before the magistrate (Sir John Bridge) at the Clerkenwell Police
Court. In the case of Lindsey Cottages the application was dismissed,
the houses, in the opinion of the magistrate, not being unfit for human
habitation.
The Committee, after further consideration, directed the remaining
applications to be withdrawn.
On the 7th March, the Public Health Committee requested the
Chief Surveyor (Mr. Barber), to prepare plans for dealing with the
Area under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, as directed by
the resolution of the Vestry of the 18th December, 1891, and appointed
Messrs. Reynolds and Eason to make a valuation oi the property. After
several meetings, at which various plans submitted by the Surveyor