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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
Finsbury 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.
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| (a) serving notices requiring the execution of work | - |
| (b) making demolition or closing orders | 22 |
| No. of notices served requiring the execution of repairs | - |
| No. of houses rendered fit after service of notice | - |
| No. of demolition or closing orders made | 58 |
| No. of houses in respect of which undertakings were accepted | - |
| No. of houses demolished | - |
Slum Clearance
The position obtaining at the end of the year in respect of individual
Clearance Areas is summarised below:-
1. Ironmonger Passage Lizard Street - 3 premises
These premises were demolished during the year.
2. St. James Row - 8 premises
Three of the houses were demolished.
3. Galway Street - 168 premises
Rehousing of the tenants on this large area was completed and the
site practically cleared by the end of 1958.
4. Herbal Hill/Herbal Place - 7 premises
As a result of the Council's Clearance Order, a public enquiry
was held on the 11th November 1958.
5. Field Place - 7 premises.
This order was confirmed without modification on the 11th August
1958.
6. Medcalf Place - 15 premises
This order was confirmed without modification on the 18th November
1958.
7. King Square (No.l) Area - 26 premises
Following objections to the Council's Clearance Order, a public
enquiry was held by the Ministry on the 8th October 1958.