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(3) Difficulties found in remedying unfitness.—
Owners of houses are usually approached by writing or
a personal interview, and as a rule are willing to carry
out the necessary repairs, except when the houses are
in a very bad condition, when the owner would prefer
closing them altogether rather than spending money on
them. Notices are served only when reasonable requests
are not complied with.
(IV) Unhealthy Areas.
(1) Coronation Cottages, Pinner Hill Road, Pinner,
8 houses. Four of these are now closed, and others will
be closed as they become vacant.
(2) Beehive Cottages, Little Stanmore. This property
is very damp and should soon be dealt with.
(3) Salt Box Row, Edgware. These houses will
be closed as the houses become vacant.
(4) Vine Cottages, High Street, Edgware. The
owners are anxious to have these premises closed.
(V) Byelaws Relating to Houses, Houses Let in
ings, and to Tents, Vans, Sheds, etc.
I understand it is intended to adopt new Byelaws
for New Buildings, which will not be quite so stringent
as the ones at present in force. We have no Byelaws
relating to tents, vans, or sheds. There are no houses
on the Register for Houses Let in Lodgings.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
(a) Milk Supply.—The wholesomeness of the milk
produced in this district is, in my opinion, shown by the
fact that the Cup for the Middlesex Clean Milk Competition
was won by an Edgware farmer, while another
farmer at Pinner was high up on the list. Also no
tuberculous milk has been found in the many samples
that have been taken for bacteriological examination by
the Middlesex County Council's Veterinary Officer, or
their Food and Drugs Inspector.
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