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Housing.
The area of the District is 2,644 acres, and the number
of houses at the commencement of the year was 2,629. At the
end of the year six new houses had been completed, and 10 were in
process of erection. There is a proportion of about one acre of
land to each house, and a proportion of about 4.9 inmates for each
house.
No doubt when the cost of erecting houses decreases many
more houses will be built.
Schools.
The schools in the district have been regularly visited during
the year, and the condition of the children and of the buildings
closely observed.
There are six groups of schools, two of which, i.e., at
Brunswick Park and Margaret Road, are County Council
Schools, the rest being Church of England Schools. The average
number of children on the books for the year was about 1,650,
and the average attendance at school was about 1,530. The percentage
attendance was from 89.3 to 93.2 for the year, and this
compares very favourably with other schools in the County.
There was no serious epidemic of infectious disease during the
year. It appeared desirable to close the Margaret Road and East
Barnet Schools on account of whooping cough and mumps, and
Trent I'ark Girls' School on account of chicken-pox in the month
of July, and as a result there was a marked improvement in the
number of children attending school.
The general health has, on the whole, been good, and the
children appear better clothed and cared for and more cleanly.
There were fewer cases of verminous children.
The defects of vision, enlarged tonsils, adenoids, and skin
diseases found at the school examination of the children were
duly notified to the parents, and, as far as possible, remedial
treatment was carried out.
Births.
The number of births registered for the year was 263, and
of these 135 were males and 128 females. The illegitimate births
were seven males and six females. The number of births
was larger than for several years past. Three cases of premature
birth ended in death in,from 22 hours to 28 days. There is
no accurate record of the number of still-born children.