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6
EDMONTON URBAN DISTRICT.
REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health
For the YEAR 1920.
RECENT HISTORY.
The district was divided into three Wards—Church Street, Fore Street and
Bury Street—by an Order of the Middlesex County Council in 1903, and is
controlled by an Urban District Council of 27 members, nine of whom should
retire annually. The elections were suspended during the war, since the last
one in 1915, but revived in 1919. After the election of April, 1920, Mrs.
Benjafield, Messrs. George Rowe and W. F. Middleton remained as co-opted
members for another year. It is represented on the Middlesex County Council
by three members: Messrs. Cornish, Cull and Councillor H. Barrass.
The population is almost entirely industrial, and a large proportion of
the workers travel daily by tram and train to their employment in the City
and other parts of London.
The County Medical Officer's Report for 1919 was received on February
8th, 1921.
Foreword.—I am glad to say that I am now able to dispense with this
chapter, which first appeared in my annual report of 1914.
Distress Committee.—In April, this Committee was reconstituted for
one year (1920-21).
Rates.—From April 1st the collection of the Poor and District Rates
were combined and shared by Messrs. J. Williams and M. F. Cadman.
The Food Control Committee was ended on June 30th, 1920, and
the office shut on 31st December, 1920.
Postages.—In May I pointed out that an increase in the charges would
affect our expenses considerably, as (in the aggregate) an increase of only |d. on
the postages to and from the schools, clinic and attendance officers, together