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could be diagnosed in time, and the sufferer would take the
necessary care of his slightly damaged heart or kidneys. To
ensure such early diagnosis the six-monthly or annual overhaul
by a competent physician is of the greatest preventive value.
Many wise men make it their practice to go every six months
or so to their dentist, in order that he may treat the beginnings
and thereby prevent the spread of dental disease; and we shall
see a great improvement in the health of the country when it
becomes the custom to apply this principle of preventive medicine
to other and perhaps even more perishable organs of the
body; for diseases of the arteries, heart and kidneys yield very
well to care and to early treatment.
Old Age was stated to be the cause of death in 82 cases.
Altogether 496 persons over the age of 65 died in the Borough
last year.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Water Supply.—The water supply of the district is from the
mains of the Metropolitan Water Board. There are no wells
or private supples of water in the Borough.
Closet Accommodation, Drainage and Sewerage.—All houses
in the Borough are connected to the public sewers, and 108
tests of drains were made during the year. The majority of the
sewage passes into the London sewers; a small part from some
of the northern area is treated on the Corporation Sewage Farm
in Coppett's Road. The final effluent from this sewage farm
is invariably of a very high standard of purity.
Scavenging. — Hornsey is a clean town, and its roads and
footpaths are regularly scavenged. The importance of tarspraying
and of cleanliness is considerable from the point of
view of the public health. There are 75 stables in the Borough,
and special attention was given to these by the Health Department
during the spring and summer in order to prevent the
breeding of flies. The Inspectors made altogether 291 visits
to these premises.
House Refuse.—This is removed once a week from ordinary
dwelling-houses and twice a week from flats, and is disposed of
by burning in the Corporation Refuse Destructor.