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Hornsey 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: CLOSING ORDERS DETERMINEDThe following Closing Orders were determined, the work required to render the premises fit for human habitation having been carried out.

CLOSING ORDERS DETERMINED

The following Closing Orders were determined, the work required to render the premises fit for human habitation having been carried out.

PropertyPartOrder determined
42 Mount View RoadLower ground floor back living room and lower ground floor scullery.9th August
89 Woodstock RoadWhole house.2nd December

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Demolition Orders Substituted For Closing Orders
Closing Orders were made on 16 and 18 Osborne Grove in 1962.
By May, 1963, the premises had become so derelict that it became
necessary to substitute Demolition Orders for the Closing Orders.
The Demolition Orders became operative on 8th June, 1963. The
period within which the houses were required to be demolished was
extended to 30th September, but the owners took no steps to carry
out the demolition. The houses were in a derelict and dangerous
condition, and on 5th November the Council resolved to undertake the
demolition, to do any necessary shoring and weatherproofing of No. 14
adjoining and to recover the costs from the owners.
SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
IN DWELLINGS
Sanitary improvements are classified under main headings
works on the drainage system, external fabric of the house, and each
of these is divided into 'major' and 'minor' according to the extent of
the work involved. Each premises is counted once only irrespective
of the extent of the work involved.
Drainage and water
supply system
External fabric
Internal fabric
Major 14
Minor 297
Major 23
Minor 130
Major 12
Minor 42