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Barking 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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No. 1796 Welfare Foods (G.B.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order,
1955.
No. 1898 Food and Drugs Amendment Act, 1954 (Appointed
Day) Order, 1955.
No. 1899 Food Standards (Butter and Margarine) Regulations,
1955.
No. 1900 Labelling of Food (Amendment) Regulations,
1955.
No. 1901 Mineral Oil in Food (Amendment) Regulations,
1955.
No. 1906 Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955.
Section B— HOUSING
Clearance Areas
The following table shows a copy of the Council's proposals
which were submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government.
Total number of permanent dwellings in the local
authority's area 20, 700
Pari . The total problem
(i) Estimated number of houses unfit for human
habitation within the meaning of Section 9 of
the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 and
suitable for action under Section II or Section
25 of the Housing Act, 1936 497
(ii) Period in years which the Council think
necessary for securing the demolition of all 5½
the houses in (i)
Part 1 Orders already made, etc.
(iii) Number of houses in (i) in clearance areas
and already covered by operative clearance or
compulsory purchase orders or owned by the
local authority 10
(iv) Number of houses which are already in
clearance areas and for which clearance or
compulsory purchase orders have been submitted
to the Minister but have not yet
become operative Nil
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