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the remainder, an informal notice, proved sufficient to produce abatement. Particulars
of overcrowding, unconnected with infectious diseases, are to be found
in the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
London County Council White Hart Lane Estate is mainly
in Tottenham, but partly in Wood Green and Edmonton Urban Districts.
About 35 acres of it are in Edmonton.
CLOSING ORDERS.
Sweet Briar Cottage.—A closing order was made on the 10th June
under section 17 of the Housing and Town Planning Act 1909. Twenty-one
days' notice to quit was given to the tenant in September, and in October it was
reported that as soon as the tenant left the premises should be demolished. As
the notice to quit was not complied with, in November it was decided to take
the necessary proceedings under section 17 (4) to compel the occupier to quit
the premises. In December the occupier was reported as removed to the
Edmonton Union Infirmary, so that further proceedings are for the present
stayed.
St. Mary's Gardens—On the 13th May the Council decided to
terminate the closing orders under section 17 (6) of the Housing and Town
Planning Act with reference to Nos. 61, 62 and 63, as these premises had been
made fit for human habitation. Other closing orders were also determined as
follows:—On the 24th June with reference to Nos. 45 and 60; on the 8th July,
Nos. 53, 58 and 59; on the 26th August, Nos. 56 and 57; on the 9th September,
Nos. 51 and 52; and on the 14th October, Nos. 47, 48, 49 and 50. All
these 16 houses were closed by order of the Council on 12th November, 1912.
The Inspector reported to the Sanitary Committee on the 5th February
that the cottage in Eaton Place belonging to the late Mr. Plummer had been
demolished by his friends.
TOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE.
There were only two meetings held during the year. At the meeting on
the 26th February the Engineer reported that the whole of the plans necessary
for making an application to the Local Government Board to prepare a scheme
were completed. The Committee recommended the appointment of an
assistant, capable of preparing data for a town planning scheme, at a salary
of £140 per annum; this assistant to prepare notices and private apportionments
under the Private Streets Work Act and to carry out the whole of
the referencing and surveying details in connection with the housing and
town planning scheme, and to assist in the general office work of the Engineer,