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(3) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936:-
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made
(b) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of demolition orders -
(4) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:-
(a) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which closing orders were made
(b) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which closing orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit -
In 8 instances it was found necessary for legal proceedings to
be taken.
Housing Applications
The task of visiting housing applicants and the preparation
of reports on their living conditions has been discontinued, with
the exception of certain cases where information is required by
the Council's Housing Officer or by Housing Departments of outside
districts when a Wood Green resident is an applicant on their
Housing List, Several such visits were made by the Public Health
Inspectors during the year.
Housing Surveys
Edith Road Proposed Clearance Area. The eleven houses in this
road were inspected in detail during the year. Eight of them were
found to be unfit for human habitation and could not be made fit
at a reasonable cost and the best means of dealing with them is
by demolition. I have been informed that a Public Enquiry is to
be held on the 4th January 1959 when objections to the Compulsory
Purchase Order made by the Council will be heard by an Inspector
from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
The demolition of the properties in Phase I of the Council's
Slum Clearance Scheme of the Winkfield Road/Acacia Road/Douglas
Road Area is now in operation and is well advanced.
Inspections of the properties in Phase II of this Scheme
have been completed and a Compulsory Purchase Order made by the
Council.
Smoke Control
The detailed inspection in the proposed Smoke Control Area
No. 1 which commenced in the latter part of 1957 was completed in
June 1958. In all a total of 1,258 premises were visited. Of
these, 1,214 were dwellinghouses. It was found that approximately
600 dwellings would require some adaptation or replacement of
fire grates so that the occupiers could burn solid smokeless
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