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PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE: 22nd October, 1957. Present: Councillor Mrs. Haslam (in the Chair); Alderman Mrs. Nott Cock; and Councillors Adkins, W. D. Bishop, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Davies, Eckert, Mansell, Matthews, Mrs. Rivers, Seymour, Shapland and Wood, M.B.E.

PART I.—RECOMMENDATIONS.

RECOMMENDATION I: General Hospital Service. Your Committee have considered the Medical Officer's report upon the general hospital service in the Borough. Harrow Hospital, which is the only general hospital in the Borough, has 120 beds; whereas the hospital which serves most of the Borough is the Edgware General Hospital and is in Hendon. Edgware General Hospital was opened in 1927 as the Redhill Hospital, and was intended to be the prototype of future municipal hospitals. As the Redhill County Hospital, it was taken over in 1930 by Middlesex County Council with 200 beds, and most of the extensions planned as part of the County Council's hospital programme in 1936 were completed in 1938, further additions being made in 1939. The County Council's conception of hospitals in the County did not provide for a new hospital in Harrow, but it was assumed that the large new hospital to be built in the south-west of Harrow would serve the needs of part of the Borough; and would also relieve the calls upon some of the existing hospitals. Before it was possible to build the hospital, the National Health Service Act came into force in July, 1948, and, as a result, nearly all hospitals in the country passed into the hands of the Minister of Health, most of them to be allocated to one or other of fourteen Regional Hospital Boards; different arrangements were made for the administration of teaching hospitals. Under these arrangements, the Redhill County Hospital became the Edgware General Hospital, and was the largest hospital in the Hendon Group administered by the Hendon Group Hospital Management Committee under the North-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board. In the meantime, the Board of Governors of the had acquired a site at Northwick Park in the Borough of Wembley, upon which it was proposed to build a new Hospital and Medical School, and, in anticipation of this new hospital, the Harrow Hospital became a contributory hospital of the Charing Cross Hospital. In 1955, the Minister of Health announced that the first stage of the erection of the Charing Cross Hospital at Northwick Park would be in the 1957/58 programme, although difficulties were even then being encountered, as there was more than one Authority concerned, the Minister being responsible for the Hospital itself. The proposed Medical School would be incorporated in the University of , whose policy and that of the University Grants Com­ mittee is not favourable to the building of a Medical School on the Northwick Park site, because it is too far from Central London. The Board of Governors have stated that there could be no question of inaugurating the new hospital until it is certain that the School would be rebuilt shortly after the hospital. In August, 1957, the Governors of the Charing Cross Hospital accepted, in principle, a proposal by the Minister of Health that the hospital and its Medical School should be rebuilt upon the site adjoining Hospital; the Minister's proposals being that, as from April 1st, 1958, Fulham General Hospital and Fulham Maternity Hospital, together with the West London Hospital, shall be administered by the Charing Cross Hospital Board of Governors and that, eventually, Charing Cross Hospital and the Medical School will be rebuilt on the Fulham Hospital site. Thus, Harrow Hospital will no longer be one of the PUBLIC HEALTH 608 contributory hospitals of the Charing Cross Hospital Group, but will become instead one of those included in the Hendon Group of the North-West Regional Board. Your Committee desire to place on record, for the information of the Council, that no proposals have, as yet, been officially made by the Authorities as to how the additional beds, required for the immediate and future needs of the Borough, are to be provided; and your Committee would express their serious anxiety and perturbation, in which they feel sure the Council, as a body, will share. Your Committee accordingly recommend that the most urgent repre­ sentations be made forthwith to the Minister of Health for an assurance that this problem, which so vitally concerns the well-being of the inhabitants of the most populous non-County Borough in and Wales, shall not be overlooked; and that the Council would welcome a discussion with the Minister thereon. Resolved to RECOMMEND: That the Town Clerk be authorised to make immediate representations to the Minister of Health, with a view to the early provision of additional hospital beds in the Borough, consequent upon the change in hospital policy in regard to the abandonment of the proposal that the new Charing Cross Hospital should be built at Northwick Park; and that the Minister be invited to meet representatives of the Council at an early date, in order fully to discuss the matter in all its aspects.

PART II.—MINUTES. 1288. Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of the Com­ mittee held on 17th September, 1957, having been circulated, be taken as read and signed as a correct record. 1289. General Report of the Town Clerk: RESOLVED : That the general report of the Town Clerk (22nd October, 1957) be received. 1290. General Report of the Medical Officer of Health: RESOLVED: That the general report of the Medical Officer of Health (22nd October, 1957) be received. 1291. Report of Chief Public Health Inspector: RESOLVED: That the report of the Chief Public Health Inspector (22nd October, 1957) be received. 1292. Incidence of Infectious Diseases: RESOLVED: That the Committee receive the Medical Officer's report as to the notification of infectious diseases in the Borough, during the following periods, viz:— 8th September to 12th October, 1956; 8th September to 12th October, 1957; 23rd June to 7th September, 1957; 3rd quarter for years 1953 to 1956. 1293. Housing Act, 1957, Section 17: 23 and 25, Shelley Road, Wealdstone: Resolution 1250 (17th September, 1957): The Town Clerk reported that Statutory Notices had been served upon the person having the control of these houses, and that no communication had been received. RESOLVED: That the report be received; that, pursuant to section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957, the Town Clerk be authorised to seal Closing Orders in 609 PUBLIC HEALTH

respect of the dwellings known as 23 and 25, Shelley Road, Wealdstone; and that the question of rehousing the occupants thereof be referred to the Housing Committee. 1294. Housing Act, 1957, Section 17: 3 and 4, Marsh Cottages, Marsh Road, Pinner: Resolution 1251 (17th September, 1957): The Town Clerk reported that Statutory Notices had also been served upon the Middlesex County Council (who received the rents from the properties), and that they would not oppose the making of Closing Orders. RESOLVED: That the report be received; that, pursuant to section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957, the Town Clerk be authorised to seal Closing Orders in respect of the dwellings known as 3 and 4, Marsh Cottages, Marsh Road, Pinner; and that the question of rehousing the occupants thereof be referred to the Housing Committee.

1295. Housing Act, 1957, Section 18: 23, Marlborough Road, Wealdstone: The Town Clerk reported that Statutory Notices had been served upon the persons having the control of the ground floor flat of the above dwelling; that the lessee had stated that she would not object to the making of a Closing Order and would not be present, or represented, at the meeting. RESOLVED: That the report be received; that, pursuant to section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957, the Town Clerk be authorised to seal a Closing Order in respect of the ground floor flat of the dwelling known as 23, Marlborough Road, Wealdstone; and that the question of rehousing the occupants thereof, be referred to the Housing Committee.

1296. Housing Act, 1957, Sections 16 and 17: 18, Byron Hill Road, Harrow: The Chief Public Health Inspector reported that the above dwelling was beyond repair at reasonable cost. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Town Clerk be in­ structed to serve Notices, pursuant to section 16 of the Housing Act, 1957, upon the persons having the control of 18, Byron Hill Road, Harrow, and upon the owners thereof, and, so far as it is reasonably practicable to ascertain such persons, upon every mortgagee thereof, that consideration will be given thereafter by the Committee to the making of a Closing Order in respect of this property. 1297. Housing Act, 1957: 34-42 (Even, Inclusive), Palmerston Road, Weald­ stone: The Chief Public Health Inspector reported (a) that, in October, 1955, the Committee, having considered the condition of these properties, referred the matter to the Clearance Redevelopment Sub-Committee, and that that Sub-Committee had formed the opinion that the houses should be dealt with under the clearance provisions of the Housing Act, 1936; and should be included in the second, or third, year of the Council's slum clearance pro­ gramme; (6) that the Council is now in the third year of such programme, and that a further complaint had been made about one of the dwellings. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that this matter be referred to the Clearance and Redevelopment Committee for action at the earliest possible moment. 1298. 101-109, Bessborough Road, Harrow: Arising out of resolution 986 (27th November, 1956), the Town Clerk reported that he had opened negotia- PUBLIC HEALTH 610

tions with the owners of these insanitary properties, with a view to their purchase by the Corporation; and that the District Valuer had also reached provisional agreement with the owners, on the following terms:— 101 and 103, Bessborough Road. £ s. d. Consideration...... 600 0 0 Surveyor's scale charges ...... 29 8 0 Solicitors' scale costs. 105, 107 and 109, Bessborough Road. Consideration...... 900 0 0 Surveyor's scale charges ...... 35 14 0 Solicitors' scale costs. RESOLVED : That the report be received, and that this matter be referred to the Housing Committee. 1299. Housing Act, 1957: RESOLVED: That the Committee receive the Town Clerk's report upon the Housing Act, 1957, which came into operation on 1st September, 1957.

1300. North Lodge Caravan Site, Stonegrove: Resolution 1254 (17th Sep­ tember, 1957): The Town Clerk reported that the hearing of the summonses taken out on behalf of the Council under section 345 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, against the owner of this site, was heard by the Hendon Magistrates on Thursday, 17th October, 1957, when the owner was fined £2 on each of twenty-five summonses (£50 in all), which she was ordered to pay within fourteen days; and that the Magistrates also warned her that further default might result in her incurring a daily penalty of £2 for every day on which the caravans continue on the site in contravention of the section. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Chief Public Health Inspector be requested to submit a monthly progress report in the matter. 1301: Proceedings of Local Area (Health) Committee No. 5: RESOLVED: That the Committee receive, and note, the decisions taken by the Area Committee on September 30th, 1957.

1302. Maintenance of Sewers: RESOLVED: That, pursuant to section 24 of the Public Health Act, 1936, Notices be served upon the owners of the under­ mentioned premises, (a) notifying the Corporation's intention to commence, after the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of the service of the Notice in each case, the works of maintenance, specified in the report of the Chief Public Health Inspector, dated 22nd October, 1957, to the lengths of public sewers serving such premises, and (b) stating that any representations, made within seven days from the date of the service of the Notice in each case, as to the need for, and reasonableness of, the proposed work, will be considered at the next meeting; and that, in the event of no such repre­ sentations being received, the Chief Public Health Inspector be hereby authorised to proceed with the work and that the cost thereof be recovered from the owners concerned, namely:— 55-61 (odd Nos. inclusive), Devonshire Road, Harrow. 1303. Drainage of Buildings: RESOLVED: That, pursuant to section 39 of the Public Health Act, 1936, Notices be served upon the owners and/or occupiers 611 PUBLIC HEALTH

of the under-mentioned premises, requiring, within a period of twenty-one days from the date of the service thereof, the execution of the works specified in the report of the Chief Public Health Inspector (22nd October, 1957); and that, in the event of failure to comply with the terms thereof, the Chief Public Health Inspector be hereby instructed to arrange for the carrying out of the work, and that the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing be recovered from the owner/occupier concerned:— 241, Uxbridge Road; 5, North Way, Pinner; and 64, George V Avenue. 1304. Provision of Dustbins: RESOLVED : (1) That, pursuant to section 75 of the Public Health Act, 1936, and section 8 of the Local Government (Miscellane­ ous Provisions) Act, 1953, Notices be served upon the owners or occupiers, as respectively indicated, of the under-mentioned premises, requiring, within a period of twenty-one days from the date of the service of the Notice, in each case, the provision of approved covered dustbins thereat; and that, in the event of failure, in any case, to comply with the Notice, the Chief Public Health Inspector be hereby instructed to provide such dustbins as may be required, and to recover the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing from the person or persons in default, namely:— 80, Victor Road ...... Owner. 41, Lower Road ...... Occupier. (2) That resolution 1272 (17th September, 1957), which authorised the service of a Notice, pursuant to section 75 of the Act, upon the occupier of 146, Vaughan Road, Harrow, be rescinded; and that the Chief Public Health Inspector be hereby instructed to serve a Notice under this section upon the owner of the property. 1305. Abatement of Nuisances: RESOLVED: That, pursuant to section 93 of the Public Health Act, 1936, Abatement Notices be served upon the person or persons by whose act, default or sufferance, the nuisance referred to in the report of the Chief Public Health Inspector (22nd October, 1957) exists at the under-mentioned premises, requiring abatement thereof, within twenty- eight days from the date of the service thereof in each case; and that, in the event of failure to comply with any of the requirements thereof, the Chief Public Health Inspector be hereby instructed to take summary proceedings, pursuant to section 94 of the Public Health Act, 1936, namely:— 88, Cecil Road; 86, Rosslyn Crescent; 117, Everton Drive; 91, Rosslyn Crescent; 119, Everton Drive; 58, Eastcote Road, Pinner; and 48, Clifton Road; 111, Headstone Drive.

1306. Mortuary Facilities: Borough of Wembley: Arising out of resolution 1139 (2nd April, 1957), whereby the Committee agreed to continue for a further period of six months from April 2nd, 1957, the existing arrangements with the Council of the Borough of Wembley for the reception at Harrow's mortuary at Peel Road of bodies from Wembley, the Town Clerk reported that the Minister of Housing and Local Government had approved Wembley Council's scheme for a new mortuary behind their Town Hall, and had authorised the invitation of tenders, which will take place before the end of the year, for the construction of the building, the County Council having also given planning permission. PUBLIC HEALTH 612 RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Committee hereby agree to continue the present arrangements for a further period of six months. 1307. Overcrowding at Long Elmes, Harrow Weald: Arising out of resolution 1266 (2) (17th September, 1957), the Town Clerk reported that the Housing Officer was making enquiries as to the possibility of assisting the younger family at the house to obtain work and housing accommodation at a New, or Expanded, Town. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and further consideration of this case be deferred for three months pending the making of the said enquiries. 1308. Overcrowding Offence: Arising out of resolution 1266 (17th September, 1957), whereby the Committee deferred consideration of a case of over­ crowding (Case No. 62) by two units, to enable the Medical Officer of Health to make enquiries as to the possibility of the family concerned being rehoused by the L.C.C., the Medical Officer of Health reported that the L.C.C. were not able to consider the application and could not help. The Medical Officer of Health also reported that the family consisted of a husband and wife, two daughters (aged 23 and 13) and a son (aged 20), occupying two rooms and a kitchenette, the permitted number being three units; and that no overcrowding, which has arisen as a result of a natural increase in the family, was present when the parents first occupied the house. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Housing Committee be asked to consider rehousing the family from the allocation reserved for overcrowded cases. 1309. Cancer of the Lung and the Tobacco Habit: Arising out of resolution 1259 (17th September, 1957), whereby the Medical Officer of Health was asked to obtain further information from Middlesex County Council, he reported that the County Health Committee had adopted the two following recommendations of the County Medical Officer:— (a) That a further approach be made to youth leaders in the County, offering the services of staff to attend discussion groups, etc., and (b) That the County Education Committee be asked to appoint repre­ sentatives to discuss with representatives of the Health Committee what further action could be taken in schools to discourage smoking by children. The County Health Committee had also further decided that it would not be opportune to take action upon two further recommendations relating to the securing of an increase in the number of non-smoking compartments in trains, and the desirability of prohibiting smoking in cinemas and theatres. With regard to recommendation (a) above, the County Medical Officer of Health had, early in 1956, written an open letter to all youth leaders in the County, which was followed by press publicity locally and nationally, and leaflets were also issued to schools upon the subject of smoking. The County Council's efforts in this matter would therefore appear to be directed primarily towards school children. In regard to adults, the County Medical Officer considers that it seems likely that most know of the association between smoking and lung cancer, and that those who have not been sufficiently interested to listen to, or read, the statements made by the Minister of Health, are not likely to become acquainted with them through any publicity which may be undertaken by the County Council. The County 613 PUBLIC HEALTH

Medical Officer does not, therefore, recommend any general publicity, or the use of posters, which have been prepared, but that further publicity will probably be given from time to time in the Press. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Education and Public Relations Committees of the Council of the Borough be invited each to appoint representatives to meet the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of this Committee, and the Medical Officer of Health, in order to discuss, and recommend to the Committees concerned, proposals for a publicity campaign throughout the Borough to emphasise the association between smoking and cancer of the lung, in accordance with the advice tendered by the Medical Research Council to the Government that the most reasonable interpretation of the major cause for the alarming increase in deaths from lung cancer in males during the past twenty-five years is tobacco smoking, particularly heavy cigarette smoking. 1310. Food and Drugs Act, 1955: Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955: The Chief Public Health Inspector reported that, on 1st October, 1957, a shop assistant serving ice cream at Streatfield Road was seen smoking whilst handling foodstuffs, in contravention of the Regulations. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Town Clerk be instructed to send a warning letter to the shop proprietor, drawing his attention to the requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955. 1311. Shops Act, 1950: Christmas, 1957: RESOLVED: That the Committee receive, but take no action upon, Home Office circular letter 176/1957 (17th October, 1957), in which the Secretary of State states that he does not propose this year to exercise his powers under the Shops Act, 1950, to suspend the operation of the provisions relating to the general closing hours during the few days immediately before Christmas; and that Local Authorities, where circumstances justify it, may exercise, if they so wish, their powers under the Act to suspend the general closing hours at Christmas. 1312. Annual Conferences: RESOLVED: That the Committee receive, with thanks and appreciation, the reports, now submitted, by the following Members, upon their attendances at the Annual Conferences as shown below:— Member Conference Venue and Date The Chairman (Coun- The National Smoke Hastings — 2nd-4th cillor Mrs. Haslam) Abatement Society October, 1957 The Vice-Chairman Association of Public Eastbourne — 17th- (Councillor Seymour) Health Inspectors 20th September, 1957 Councillor Mrs. Rivers Institute of Shops Acts Folkestone — 24th- Administration 26th September, 1957 1313. Report of Harrow Food Hygiene Advisory Council: RESOLVED: (1) That the Committee receive the report (7th October, 1957) of the Harrow Food Hygiene Advisory Council and, in so far as the same requires con­ firmation and is not otherwise dealt with in this report, it be hereby confirmed. (2) That the Committee note (a) that further poster publicity is to be under­ taken to support the Borough's Clean Food Campaign, and will be presented in such a way as will maintain the public interest in matters relating to clean food; (b) that the first of the autumn term talks to Schools coincided with a visit that day to the Camrose School by H.M. Inspector of Schools, and afforded an opportunity for a full discussion on Food Hygiene teaching in Schools in the Borough. PUBLIC HEALTH 614

1314. Food and Drugs Act, 1955: The Chief Public Health Inspector reported the circumstances in which foreign matter (i.e. a black mould) was found in a packet of imported butter (and, subsequently, in four further packets in stock), purchased by a resident of Herga Road from a shop in High Street, Wealdstone. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that the Town Clerk be instructed to send a warning letter to the retailers of the commodity in question.

1315. Council Handbooks and Publications: Composite Book: Arising out of resolution 1262 (17th September, 1957), whereby the Committee referred to the Public Relations Committee the question of preparing a handbook dealing, as far as possible, with all services of the Corporation not already included in specially prepared handbooks, etc., the arrangements in connec­ tion therewith to be under the control of the Public Relations Committee, the Town Clerk reported that that Committee had appointed a Special Sub­ committee to consider this, as well as the future general policy of the produc­ tion of printed publications sponsored by the Council. The Sub-Committee had approached the question having in mind the following broad principles, viz:— (a) That publications of the character they were called upon to report are essential, on general public relations grounds, provided they are of the right type; (b) That publications in any way "bearing some mark of the Corporation's consent, or approval, should be " vetted " by the Town Clerk, in consultation, if necessary, with the Public Relations Committee or its Chairman; (c) That it is not recommended that permission should lightly be given to publishers to produce special booklets which usually bear very little relevant local matter, as compared with the vast bulk of advertising, etc.; (d) That a properly produced composite handbook should replace the many separate existing special publications; and (e) That, whilst it is essential, as a matter of local administration, that most, if not all, of the regular and periodical publications should be financed by advertisement revenue, thus ensuring a minimum rate expenditure, some care should be given both to the nature of the advertisement and to the method of canvassing for advertisements.

The Sub-Committee accordingly recommended to their main Committee that possibly certain publications, including " Clean Food " and " Safety in the Home," should not, in future, be separately published, but be combined in a composite handbook, all remaining Council publications to be published separately; and the Public Relations Committee, having concurred in this recommendation, asked this Committee whether they wished (a) items on the above two subjects to be included in the proposed composite handbook, or whether they should be the subject of separate handbooks as heretofore; and (b) whether there were any other items which this Committee wish to be included in a composite handbook, or in a separate handbook'. RESOLVED: That the report be received; and that further consideration of the matter be deferred for further information. 615 PUBLIC HEALTH

1316. Condition of the River Finn: Arising out of resolution 1278 (17th September, 1957), the Committee considered a Joint Report prepared by the Town Clerk, the Borough Engineer and the Chief Public Health Inspector, upon the length of the River Pinn included in the Borough. Complaints have been received from inhabitants living near the watercourse concerning the condition of the Pinn, and offensive smells therefrom, particularly during hot weather. The Pinn is the natural drainage channel for much of Pinner and Hatch End, where most of the trouble is experienced, and, for the greater part of its length, the watercourse lies within the catchment area of the River Thames above Teddington Lock. By an Order made in 1937 under the Land Drainage Act, 1930, the Thames Conservancy Board exercised their powers in regard to certain parts of the Pinn only; these are shown on plans submitted by the Borough Engineer. Culverted and open sections are also marked thereon; the culverted, or piped sections by developers over considerable distances being those for which the Thames Conservancy Board have not assumed control. Under the Thames Conservancy Act, 1932, as amended in 1950, the Conservancy Board were charged with the conservancy, preservation and regulation of the Thames above the landward limit of the Port of London, and certain powers and duties falling under two main heads, namely, (a) the conservancy, navigation and regulation of water, including the power to carry out works (e.g. the erection and maintenance of banks), and (b) preven­ tion of pollution, have been conferred upon the Conservators, who consider that their powers under the Acts of 1932 and 1950 to prevent pollution are adequate and effective, and include a power to prosecute those who deposit rubbish, etc., into the watercourse. Under the Act of 1930 the Conservators have power (a) to cleanse, repair, or otherwise maintain efficiently any existing watercourses; and (b) to deepen, widen, straighten, or otherwise improve any existing watercourse, or remove obstructions to watercourses. The Thames Conservancy has, from time to time, carried out works to remove obstructions from the Pinn, to ensure the purity of the flow; and, when requested by the Borough Engineer to carry out necessary works, has done this work expeditiously. The Borough Engineer has also ascertained that the Conservators have no proposals at present for extensive improve­ ments to the Pinn. They have stated that the length of the river for which they assume responsibility is inspected as frequently as possible, and that, in the last twelve months, they have provided more labour for scavenging the Pinn than in previous years. A foul sewer was laid through Pinner about the year 1870, and, following normal practice at that time, provision was made at intervals for storm water overflows to discharge foul water above a certain dilution degree into the Pinn at selected points. As a result, however, of the subsequent extensive building development, the " dry weather flow " has increasingly approached the volume at which an overflow into the river occurs. Over recent years, the overflowing in times of storm have thus not been sufficiently diluted. To meet this situation, the Pinner Relief Foul Water Sewer Scheme was commenced, and is due to be completed in the Spring of 1958, when all future storm water overflowing should present no difficulty. There should also be no further pollution of the River Pinn from the overflowing of the Council's foul water sewers in this part of the Borough. RESOLVED: (1) That the Joint Report be received; and that the Chief Public Health Inspector be instructed, from time to time, to report to the Committee as to any statutory nuisances arising from the River Pinn, PUBLIC HEALTH 616

(2) That the Town Clerk be asked to enlist the co-operation of the Police in an effort to prevent persons throwing rubbish, etc., into the Finn. (3) That, upon the completion of the Council's Pinner Relief Foul Water Sewer Scheme, the Town Clerk be asked to arrange an interview with repre­ sentatives of the Thames Conservancy Board to discuss the condition of the River Pinn generally, in the light of the powers and duties of the Board in relation to the stream. 1317. Rent Act, 1957: Certificates of Disrepair: RESOLVED: (1) That the Com­ mittee hereby approve the decision of the Special Sub-Committee (22nd October, 1957) appointed to consider applications for the granting of Certificates of Disrepair, pursuant to the Rent Act, 1957, to grant Certificates in respect of the following properties:— 36a, Dudley Court, Lower Road; 214, Shaftesbury Avenue, Harrow; 239, Shaftesbury Avenue, Harrow; 42a, Dudley Court, Lower Road; 2, Lynton Road, South Harrow; 394b, Rayners Court, Alexandra Avenue; 346a, Lucas Court, Alexandra Avenue; 361b, Perwell Court, Alexandra Avenue; 359a, Perwell Court, Alexandra Avenue; 369, Perwell Court, Alexandra Avenue; 79, Everton Drive; 381, Warden Court, Alexandra Avenue; 379a, Warden Court, Alexandra Avenue; and 334, Rayners Lane. (2) That the Committee also approve the decision of the Sub-Committee (17th September, 1957) to grant Certificates, pursuant to the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, in respect of the following properties:— 2a, Kingshill Avenue; 22, Claremont Road; 94, Stuart Avenue, and 5, Queens Court, Kenton Lane. 1318. Deposit of Litter to the Detriment of Public Amenities: RESOLVED: That the General Purposes Committee be asked to consider the question of publicising, throughout the Borough, Byelaw 21 of the Council's Good Rule and Government Byelaws, made in pursuance of section 249 of the Local Government Act, 1933, which states that, amongst other things, no person shall place or deposit and leave on or in any highway any paper or carton or other rubbish so as to create or tend to create a litter.

(Signed) MARIE M. HASLAM (MRS.) Chairman.