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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The attendances at the Western Road Baths and at the open-air bath on the racecourse at Alexandra Park for 1935 and the three preceding years are shown below.
| Western Road Baths. | Open-air Bath. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | School Children. | Adults. | School Children. | |
| 1932 | 142,947 | 40,984 | 10,695 | 5,693 |
| 1933 | 133,744 | 42,783 | 14,751 | 9,365 |
| 1934 | 137,900 | 47,121 | 11,864 | 5,443 |
| 1935 | 115,507 | 43,054 | 11,951 | 7,036 |
The information given in this section is a brief record of the activity of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
| Inspections:— | |
| Inspection of dwelling-houses:— | |
| Initial Inspections under Public Health Acts | 659 |
| Re-inspections | 1,034 |
| Complaints investigated | 121 |
| Inspections under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations, 1925 | 586 |
| Inspections under the Housing Acts. | 166 |
| Re-inspections | 1,122 |
| Inspections of Houses let in lodgings | 26 |
| Re-inspections | 163 |
| Total | 3,877 |
| Inspections under the Rent Restrictions Act | 20 |
| Grand Total | 3,897 |
| Enquiries in connection with Infectious Disease:— | |
| Smallpox | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 429 |
| Diphtheria | 86 |
| Tuberculosis | 87 |
| Enteric | 2 |
| Total | 607 |