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to the
CHAIRMAN and MEMBERS
of the
Frlern Barnet Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Report for
the year 1914, to which is attached the Report of Mr.
Albert Harman, which again shows a good record of
sanitary work done by him during the year. I have
pleasure in expressing to the Members of the Council
my appreciation of their unfailing courtesy and assistance
during the past year.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
Frank A. Spreat.
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,
on the East by Southgate, on the South by Hornsey, and
on the West by Finchley.
It comprises 1,304 acres (including 152 acres occupied
by the buildings and grounds of 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, and 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.