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Well Walk 64 flats.
Construction to be commenced soon.
King Henry's Road 102 flats.
Builders' tenders to be obtained soon.
Kilburn Priory 94 flats.
Builders' tenders to be obtained soon.
Broadhurst Gardens 168 flats.
Use of site approved. Plans in preparation.
West End Lane 80 flats.
Use of site approved. Plans in preparation.
Shoot-up-Hill 110 flats (approx.).
Site to be purchased subject to Minister of
Health's approval.
The Council are considering further sites for housing development.
All new blocks of flats are being carefully planned and adequate
provision is being made for playrooms, workshops, laundries and open
spaces, etc. On the Well Walk site, Burgh House, a building of historical
and architectural interest, is being preserved for cultural purposes.
Old People.
The Council have in mind the special needs of old people and intend
to make special provision for them in the new housing schemes. The
Council are not empowered to manage hostels, but encouragement and
financial assistance have been given to a voluntary body, the Hampstead
Old People's Housing Trust Ltd., who have provided a hostel for 26 old
people in Eton Avenue.
Hutted Camps.
The camp on Hampstead Heath adjoining East Heath Road has now
been demolished, but eleven families are still living in the Primrose Hill
and Lawn Road huts. Main water, sanitation and refuse storage and
collection have been provided by the Council, and the Sanitary Inspectors
keep these camps under constant observation.
Factories Act, 1937.
Owing to pressure of other work it is still not possible to carry out a
systematic inspection of all the factories in the Borough.
There has been a considerable reduction in the number of complaints
received from the public with regard to nuisances caused by excessive
noise, dust and fumes and night work. This is due to the transference
to non-residential areas of factory processes causing such annoyances
and these removals have only been effected after constant pressure by
the Department.
Every complaint is investigated forthwith and appropriate action
taken, wherever possible, in conjunction with the Town Planning
Department of the L.C.C.
The under mentioned table gives details of Factories inspected and
defects found during the year. These inspections are made primarily
as a result of complaints made by H.M. Inspector of Factories.