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(3) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1957:-
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made
(b) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of demolitipn orders
(4) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1957:-
(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 no instance was it 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.
In many cases I receive letters from private doctors pressing
the urgency of the need for rehousing a patient on medical grounds.
On these occasions I discuss the matter with the Housing Officer
and award extra points when I consider the case warrants some
priority. Unfortunately the housing situation in Wood Green is
so critical that at the moment all new housing accommodation is
needed to rehouse people from the clearance areas
Housing Surveys
WOOD GREEN (COMMERCE ROAD AREA NO. 1)
DECLARATION OF UNFITNESS ORDER, 1959.
A Public Enquiry was ordered by the Minister of Housing and
Local Government into the above Order. This took place on the
8th November 1960 at the Town Hall and was conducted by Mr. E. W.
Riley, A, R.I. B. A., M.P.T. I., A. I.L.A., the Inspector appointed
by the Minister. After the Enquiry, the Inspector visited all of
the houses in the Area.
We have since learned that the Order was confirmed with minor
modifications.
Smoke Control Areas
Work in the formation of smoke control areas under the Clean
Air Act 1956 continues. The Council's Smoke Control Order No. 2
came into operation on 1st October 1960, This Order relates to
an area of 250 acres in extent and comprises 1,215 dwellings in
the area bounded by The Avenue part of Albert Road Dagmar Road
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