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Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
(Section C.)
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The following statement of the work of the Sanitary
Department has been prepared by Mr. Henry Eastwood, Chief
Sanitary Inspector: —
Visits.
Complaints 961
House-to-house inspections 55
Special inspections 1,24'J
Re-inspections 7,837
Families re-housed 66
Notifiable infectious diseases 258
Deaths 1
Scabies 5
Verminous houses 106
Shops Acts 1,619
Factories and outworkers 478
Cinemas, etc. 8
Petroleum stores 169
Rag Flock Act 17
Dairies and milkshops 38
Bakehouses 32
Slaughter-houses 27
Butchers' shops 37
Restaurant kitchens 28
135
Other food shops
Offensive trades (fish frying) 15
Annual licences (Music and Dancing) 48
Stables 302
Overcrowding surveys 7
Piggeries 4
Conveniences 6
Smoke observations 70
Sidings 4
Refuse tips 6