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Finchley 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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and storage, yard paving, storage of refuse, condition of the
dwelling houses in regard to light, free circulation of air,
dampness and cleanliness, overcrowding and as to the existence
of miscellaneous sanitary defects. The register of house-tohouse
surveys is kept on the card index principle, and in conjunction
with references to other registers, drainage plans,
etc., which are also kept in the department, constitute a
complete and reliable record of the inspections made and the
result of action taken.
Four hundred and forty-three house-to-house surveys
were made during the period under review, as compared with
407 in 1912, and 415 in 1911.
The houses mentioned in the following list are those which
have been dealt with under this heading during the year,
viz.:—
Birkbeck Road, North Finchley 29 houses
Theobalds Avenue, North Finchley 21 ,,
Fredericks Place, North Finchley 19 ,,
Stanhope Road, North Finchley 59 ,,
Summers Lane, North Finchley 14 ,,
Avenue Road, North Finchley 55 ,,
Wood side Lane, North Finchley 5 ,,
Dale Grove, North Finchley 34 ,,
Albion Cottages, Great North Road, North
Finchley 2 ,,
East End Road, East Finchley 20 ,,
Hamilton Road, East Finchley 42 ,,
High Road, East Finchley 18 ,,
Bedford Road, East Finchley 92 ,,
Manor Cottages, East Finchley 21 ,,
Albert Place, Church End, Finchley 5 ,,
Ballards Lane, Church End, Finchley 5 ,,
Dollis Road, Church End, Finchley 2 ,,
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