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TO THE
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
OF THE
Friern Barnet Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Report for the
year 1907.
For the convenience of the Local Government Board
and those not well acquainted with the District, I repeat
the following short description.
The District of Friern Barnet is situated in the London
area, and is bounded on the North by East Barnet, and on
the East by Southgate, on- the South by Hornsey, and on
the West by Finchley.
It comprises 1,303 acres 1 rood (including 149 acres
occupied by the buildings and grounds of the Colney Hatch
Asylum), most of which is undulating ground, varying from
150 to 300 feet above the sea level, the geological formation
being London clay with here and there patches of gravel.
The General Character of the District:—For the
purposes of representation, statistics, &c., it is divided into
three Wards—North, South, and Central; and in addition,
Colney Hatch Asylum—situated between the Central and
South Wards—is treated separately to a great extent, as to
include the deaths of such an institution with those of the
District would create a mistaken and adverse impression.
The population is unevenly distributed; thus, in the
NorthWard a large part is pasture land, and the houses for