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Finchley 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners 1
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 14
(2) Number rendered fit:
(a) By owners 14
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners -
C. Proceedings under Sections li and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of dwellng-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made 2
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders -
Houses Unfit for Human Habitation
1116 High Road, N.20
1188 High Road, N.20
Hut rear of 365 High Road, N.2
The above premises were found to be unfit and incapable
of repair at reasonable cost and in the case of 1116 High Road,
N.20, a demolition notice was served upon the owner. The house
was vacated and the tenants rehoused by the Council.
With regard to the Hut rear of 365 High Road, N.2, which
was occupied by a family who had moved from the North, the
owner, upon whom a demolition order had been served, obtained
possession of the hut and the tenants were rehoused in Half-Way
House accommodation by the Ministry.
54 Alexandra Grove, N.12
The basement flat, upon which a closing order had been made,
was vacated, the tenants being rehoused by the Council. The
owner submitted an undertaking to carry out works to make the
flat habitable, and the work was in progress at the end of the
year.
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