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Closing Order determined
A Closing Order made on five underground rooms at 2 Bishopswood
Road on the 20th October, 1953, was determined on the 14th June, 1956,
the work required having been carried out.
Demolition Orders
A Demolition Order made on 15 Haringey Road on the 14th April,
1955, was revoked on the 17th October, 1956, the work required to render
the premises fit for human habitation having been carried out.

The decline in the number of applications for certificates of disrepair
continued to a more marked degree in 1956, only a quarter of the total
for 1955 being received. The above figures also show that more applications
were received in the first four months of the working of the Act
than in the whole of 1955 and 1956 together.
INSPECTION OF SHOPS
1,991 visits were paid to shops and, apart from a number of minor
infringements, which were dealt with, the provisions of the Shops Act
have been well observed.
Only four written notices were served during the year as, generally
speaking, the proprietors of shops remedied defects as the result of
informal notices.

CLEANSING OF SOILED ARTICLES
During the year 568 articles for cleansing under the terms of Section
84 of the Public Health Act were collected from premises in the Borough;
40 people received assistance and 4 were still receiving the service at the
end of the year.
The number of cases assisted at any one time has never been more
than 12, but the service undoubtedly fills a very great need and is much
appreciated not only by the persons themselves but by home nurses,
home helps, and others giving them care and attention.
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