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Eighteen outworkers reside in the district. Seven premises were
visited and home conditions were found to be entirely satisfactory. The
names and addresses of the other outworkers are notified to the district
councils in which they live.
Three new certificates and one amended certificate as to adequate
means of escape in case of fire were issued under section 34 of the Act
during the year, after necessary works were carried out. Four applications
for new or amended certificates were outstanding when this duty under the Act
was taken over by the County Council on 1st December, 1960, and these and all
the relevant Certificates, plans and other documents were duly handed over.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT , 1936 - SECTION .6.0.
Escape from Fire - Certain High Buildings.
Where plans are deposited with the Surveyor's Department under the
building byelaws, and it appears that section 60 applies to the building, the
plans are passed to this Department for inspection so that any works which
may be necessary are carried out with the other building works.
CARAVAN SITES AND CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT ACT .19.60.
This Act, which makes further provision for the licensing and control of
caravan sites was passed on the 29th July, 1960, and came into operation one
month later. Owners of existing sites, if they wished to continue the use
of the sites, had to make application for a site licence not later than 28th
October, 1960.
Applications were so received and consideration was being given at the
end of the year to the appropriate conditions to be included in the licences,
according to the circumstances pertaining to each site including the Town
Planning Permission approval.
The caravans attending the Barnet Fair , are exempted from the controls
of this Act, but several visits are made to enquire into the sanitary
conditions, any infectious diseases; to enforce the provisions of temporary
sanitary accommodation in the different sections of the Fair for the use both
of caravanners and the visiting public. Regular removal of refuse from