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Hornsey 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The number on the register at present are classified as follows:—
| Decontrolled lodging-houses | 90 |
| Partly controlled | 33 |
| Fully controlled | 70 |
| Total | 193 |
One hundred and thirteen houses have been dealt with under these byelaws during the year and the following works carried out:—
| Byelaw No. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11 (b) | Means of carrying off waste water (including provision of sinks) | 24 |
| 11 (f) | Sash-cords and window fittings | 35 |
| 15 (a) | Closet accommodation | 2 |
| 15 (b) | Water supplies | 21 |
| 15 (c) | Washing accommodation | 8 |
| 15 (d) | Food stores | 147 |
| 16 (a) | Repairs to staircase | |
| 16 (b) and (c) | Lighting of staircase | 2 |
| 22 | Provision of hand-rail | |
| Total | 241 |
Note.—In regard to washing accommodation, Byelaw 15 (c),
the new baths and wash-houses erected by the Borough Council
in High Street, Hornsey, and opened on the 14th of April, 1932.
should prove extremely helpful, particularly to the residents in
the tenement property situated in the East and West Hornsey
Wards and also to the residents in the North Haringey Ward.
OVERCROWDING.
During the year 26 cases of overcrowding have been found and
17 cases abated.
According to our records there were 50 known cases of overcrowding
existing in the Borough at the end of the year.