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East Barnet Urban District Council
REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
FOR THE YEAR 1959
To the Chairman and Members of the
East Barnet Urban District Council.
I have the honour to present my eighth annual report to the
Council.
The work in the Department has increased very considerably during
1959 and the number of visits made, have increased by nearly 1,000.
This increase does not in itself reflect a true picture of the increase
which has been far greater than this number indicates. In 1958 work
was started on a pilot survey for the first Smoke Control Order in
East Barnet. In 1959 the detailed survey of this Area was made and
a pilot survey of the second area completed. The amount of work
entailed in preparing a Smoke Control Order cannot be assessed
entirely by an increase in visits as the very considerable increase in
office and administrative work is not shown. The amount of time
spent on this work is bound to increase year by year as the Orders
become operative and further areas are dealt with.
In 1960 the problem of requisitioned houses will have been solved
in the main, and it is hoped that dealing with unfit houses and Clearance
Areas will be accelerated. Over the last two years the Council's
programme for slum clearance has fallen sadly in arrears due to
no fault of the Council. However, as soon as the way is clear every
endeavour will be made to reduce these arrears.
The number of applications made for Certificates under the Rent
Act remains very small there only being 7 in 1959. This figure is to
me surprisingly low when the number of tenanted houses which have
had large rent increases is considered
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