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Pet Shops and Animal Boarding Establishments
24 premises are licensed as pet shops and one licence was issued in respect of an animal boarding
establishment. The premises were inspected by the public health inspectors, and the CounciI have arranged
for any necessary veterinary supervision of the premises and animals to be carried out by Mr. F.G. Buxton,
F.R.C.V.S.
HOUSING
Clearance of Areas of Unfit Houses
The Health Department is responsible for the preparation and submission of reports in connection
with the closure and demolition of houses which are no longer capable of being utilised as living
accommodation. For this purpose it is essential to keep under surveillance every occupied dwelling
house within the Borough and in particular all old houses which are nearing the end of their useful life.
During the year information was collected about all known properties, both individually and by area,
regarded as being unfit for habitation.
After survey, the entent of the necessary demolition and replacement of houses was tabulated and
the areas were recorded and defined on a map. The suggested clearance areas were listed in order of
degree of unfitness and a programme of clearance divided into 2-year, 5-year and 10-year periods was
drawn up for approval by the Council. This programme requires the demolition of approximately 3,400
dwelling houses and the re-housing of approximately 4,340 families.
Details of areas which are already the subject of Clearance and Compulsory Purchase Order at the
end of the year are given below.
1. Areas confirmed before 1st April 1965 not yet demolished
Church Road/Kings Road, N.17 195 houses - 239 families
Tewkesbury Road/Seven Sisters Road, N.15 92" - 121"
Milton Road/Willow Walk, N.15 77 " - 85"
St. Mary's Road, N.8 128" - 235"
Wood Green (Acacia Road, etc.), N.22 61" - 67"
2. Areas confirmed during 1965
Park Lane/Waverley Road, N.17 152 houses - 244 families
Culvert Road/Woodvilie Road, N.15 63" - 94"
Clyde Road/Elizabeth Place, N.15 94" - 109"
Osborne Grove, N.4 18" - 30"
3. Clearance Areas represented during 1965
Northumberland Park/Willoughby Park Road/West Road, N.17 41 houses - 95 families
Hornsey Vale, N.8 147" - 113"
4. Area of Unfit Houses acquired for demolition during 1965
Tottenham Lane/Church Path/Ada Cottage, N.8 15 houses - 16 families
Public Inquiries by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government were held during the year in respect
of Compulsory Purchase Orders affecting the Culvert Road/Woodvilie Road Area and the Clyde Road/
Elizabeth Place Area.
It will be appreciated from the above lists that there are many sub-standard houses which are the
subject of Compulsory Purchase Orders and in which the occupiers must continue to exist until new
accommodation becomes available. These houses, through lack of maintenance, deteriorate rapidly and
the stage can be reached where particular houses may become either a danger to the occupants or
dilapidated to an intolerable degree. In such cases the Housing Department is asked to carry out or
expedite temporary repairs or re-housing.
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