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reflected in the number of visits shown on Table I. Table II does not
show an increase owing to the comparatively large number of
premises which were under consideration by the Council at the
end of the year and which consequently are not shown as premises
on which action has been taken. In fact during the year reports on
nine houses classed as unfit for human habitation have been made
to the Housing Committee and the Medical Officer of Health has
represented two areas as Clearance Areas. The Clearance Areas
represented were both small, one consisting of four houses and the
other six houses.
At the beginning of 1957 there were seven houses on which
Demolition Orders have been served, the Orders being operative
but the houses not yet demolished and two Closing Orders.
The premises on which Demolition Orders were outstanding being:
54 Edward Road, New Barnet
14 Warwick Cottages, New Barnet
8 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet
10 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet
19 Cat Hill, East Barnet
13 Victoria Road, New Barnet
15 Victoria Road, New Barnet.
The premises on which Closing Orders exist being:
107 Leicester Road, New Barnet
9 Warwick Cottages, New Barnet.
Of the houses subject to Demolition Orders three of these were
demolished during the year, the three premises being 8 and 10
Lyonsdown Road and 19 Cat Hill, leaving four Demolition Orders
outstanding.
In addition to the above Demolition and Closing Orders outstanding
the two Clearance Areas Albert Road and Margaret Road
have not yet been cleared. The Compulsory Purchase Order on
Margaret Road was confirmed during the year and some of the
occupants have been rehoused. There are still several houses occupied
in the Albert Road Clearance Area. These houses are deteriorating
rapidly and the occupants should be rehoused as soon as
possible.
During 1957 the Medical Officer of Health represented two areas
as Clearance Areas, one in Bulwer Road consisting of six houses
which was formerly represented to the Housing Committee at the
May meeting and one in Leicester Road of four houses at the June
meeting of the Committee.
The Bulwer Road Area consists of three pairs of semi-detached
houses. The main reasons for the representation being dampness
and general dilapidations. The Council have subsequently made a
Compulsory Purchase Order on this Area and as there were several
objections the Minister held a Public Enquiry at the Town Hall,
New Barnet, on the 5th December. The Minister's decision was not
received before the end of the year.
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