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Southgate 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Efforts have been made to secure a piece of laud at New
Southgate, but so far they have not been successful.
Roads.—In the District there arc now upwards of 48 miles of roads, made up as follows:—
| Miles. | Yards. | |
|---|---|---|
| County Main Roads | 4 | 562 |
| Other Roads (repairable by the inhabitants at large) | 38 | 700 |
| Private Roads (repairable by the owners of property abutting on such Roads) | 5 | 1,701 |
| Total | 48 | 1,203 |
Closet Accommodation.—Water closets obtain throughout
the District and are connected with the Council's sewers.
Only 4 cesspools, situated on the extreme edges of the Council's
administrative area, remain. There arc no earth closets.
Scavenging.—All houses are provided with portable
covered ashbins. The refuse has been collected weekly, and the
number of vanloada collected was 5,255, as against 4,692
in the previous year.
During the year 351 vanloads were taken to Barrowell
Green shoot while the Destructor was under repair.
Very few genuine complaints of non-collection were received.
Collection of Fish Offal.—The fish offal from fish shops
is removed in air-tight receptacles at regular intervals weekly,
by a Contractor, who charges the fishmongers a certain sum per
week, according to the quantity of fish offal collected.
Premises controlled by Bye-law or Regulations.—
There are 7 slaughterhouses, 18 bakehouses, 107 factories, workshops
and workplaces, 25 dairies and milk-shops in the District,
all of which are periodically under inspection.