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Statistics and Social Conditions
of the Area.
Area (in acres) 3,764
Registrar-General's estimate of Resident Population,
1938 67,860
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to
Rate Books 20,200
Rateable Value (1938) £867,557
Sum represented by a penny rate (1938) £3,584
No material alterations have taken place in the local conditions
outlined in the Annual Reports for the past few years.
The Southgate Social Service Council still distributes a considerable
quantity of clothing, furniture, footwear, etc., to necessitous
families, a service which fills a very definite want. Close
contact is maintained between the officials of the Social Service
Council and the staffs of the Public Health and Maternity and
Child Welfare Departments, in order that the best use may be made
of the articles received for distribution.
Meteorology.—The total rainfall recorded by the Council's
rain-gauge in Broomfield Park measured 23.78 inches during 1938,
the daily average being 0.065 inches. The greatest fall in 24 hours
occurred on November 25th when 1.28 inches were recorded. The
total number of days on which no rain fell was 204.