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54 Edward Road, New Barnet Demolition Orders
14 Warwick Cottages, New Barnet „ „
107 Leicester Road, New Barnet Closing Order
9 Warwick Cottages, New Barnet „ „
8 Lyonsdown Road, Basement Flat, New
Barnet „ „
Of these properties, 113, 115, 117 and 119 Lancaster Road,
New Barnet, have been demolished by the Council who purchased
the site. 8 Lyonsdown Road, Basement Flat, is included in the
Demolition Orders on 8 and 10 Lyonsdown Road and will ultimately
be demolished. The position at the end of the year was that there
were 7 Demolition Orders and 2 Closing Orders operative in the
district.
Albert Road Clearance Area
The Compulsory Purchase Order on this area was confirmed
during the year and a start has been made in re-housing the occupants.
It is hoped that by the end of 1957 this area will be vacated as the
conditions under which the tenants of these properties are living
is deteriorating.
Margaret Road Clearance Area
In June the Medical Officer of Health submitted his official
representation to the Housing Committee with regard to this area.
The area is comprised of 18 houses numbered 25-59 Margaret
Road inclusive on the north side of Margaret Road. The main
reasons for the consideration of these properties for a Clearance
Area were the general disrepair, defective woodwork and dampness
of the houses. The Council accepted the Medical Officer's representation
and declared the area to be a Clearance Area. The Council
have decided to purchase the land for housing purposes and subsequently
a Compulsory Purchase Order was made. This was not
confirmed at the end of the year but as there are no objections
it will only be a matter of time before the confirmation.
FOOD HYGIENE
In the year to which this report relates 2,462 visits were made to
the various food premises dealing in food in the East Barnet District.
These visits show an increase of 304 over 1956. This is due to the
additional visits made under the Food Hygiene Regulations of
1955. These Regulations came into force in part in January, 1956,
and the remainder in July, 1956. The parts which were delayed
were those in which additional equipment or structural alterations
were required in order to make premises comply. The procedure
which has been adopted with regard to these Regulations in the
Department is that following a first inspection a list of requirements
and additional equipment needed so that the Regulations may be
complied with is forwarded to the occupier of the premises. In
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