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PUBLIC CONVENIENCES
The Council has proposals for providing public conveniences at a
number of additional places in the district.
Work on two of these was started during the year, these being the
conveniences at Rayners Lane and at Belmont Circle.
By the end of the year, consent had been received for the erection
of a convenience in the grounds of what was at one time the Honeypot
Lane Isolation Hospital and tenders had been accepted. Negotiations are
still proceeding about the convenience to be put up at Woodridings
Close, Hatch End and about the one at Kenton Road in regard to which
the Ministry's approval in principle had been received.
DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD
Burial Grounds
There were no changes during the year in the provisions for the
burial of the dead, particulars of which were set out in the Annual Report
for 1954.
Crematorium
The Council had considered four sites in the district for the erection
of a crematorium, three being on Pinner Park Farm, one at Warren
House Regional Open Space, Wood Lane, Stanmore. In regard to these
though, the Middlesex County Planning Committee refused the Council's
application for planning permission.
The suggestion about using part of Northwick Park as a site was
deferred by the County Estates and Housing Committee until after the
discussions between the County Council and the Wembley Council about
the proposal to erect new county offices at Northwick Park.
The only proposal about which progress was being made was that for
sharing the facilities provided by the Ruislip/Northwood and Uxbridge
Crematorium Joint Committee at the Breakspear Crematorium. At their
meeting in January, the Crematorium Sub-Committee recommended the
parent Committee to agree to the principle of early arrangements being
made with the Ruislip/Northwood and Uxbridge Crematorium Joint Committee
for Harrow to become full partners with the present local authorities
constituting the Crematorium Joint Committee in the ownership,
management and control of the Breakspear Crematorium, it being
understood that the Borough Council reserves the right to take all
necessary steps to provide crematorium facilities for residents on the
eastern side of the borough. The Borough Engineer was to continue to
survey the district to find a suitable site for the erection of a crematorium
to serve those parts of the borough which have no easy access to the
Breakspear Crematorium.
The Council at its meeting on the 7th October accepted the recommendation
of the Open Spaces Committee that:—
I. The Council approve the offer of the Ruislip/Northwood and
Uxbridge Crematorium Joint Committee to admit the Council
of the Borough of Harrow as from the 1st April, I960 as a full