Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Clearance Area No. 12
Nos. 1-10 (inclusive) Belgrave Terrace, N.12 and Nos.
4-10 (even) Stanhope Road, N.12 (14 houses).
Negotiations with regard to the compensation of one of the
occupiers of the shops in Stanhope Road was completed and the whole
of the premises have now been demolished and the tenants, with the
exception of three of the shops, rehoused.
The site is to be used by the Council as a car park and for the
erection of a public convenience to replace the existing convenience at
Tally Ho Corner.
Clearance Area No. 13
Nos. 5-18 (inclusive) and No. 21, Winifred Place, N.12
(15 houses).
Negotiations for the acquisition by the Council of the above site
for use of the land as a car park was completed during the year.
The tenants were re-housed and the premises demolished.
Clearance Area No. 14
Percival (Cottages, 185, 187, 189 & 191, East End Road, N.2
(4 houses).
Following the confirmation of this Order by the Ministry, these
houses were vacated and the tenants rehoused, but the premises had
not been demolished by the end of the year.
Clearance Area No. 15
1-5, Primrose Cottages, Granville Road, N.12 (5 houses).
This Order was confirmed by the Ministry at the beginning of
the year, the tenants rehoused and the houses demolished.
Clearance Area No. 16
Nos. 4-14 (even) Church Lane, N.2 (6 houses).
The owner of this area objected to the Council's proposal to
make an order and the Minister of Housing and Local Government,
after holding an enquiry, dismissed the appeal and confirmed the
order without modification.
The premises were vacated and five of the tenants rehoused, the
other tenant finding his own accommodation.
Demolition of the houses had not been carried out at the end of
the year.
All that remained at the end of the year to finalise the programme
was the demolition of the ten houses in Areas Nos. 14 & 16.
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