Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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House -to -House Inspection.—The Housing Schedule remains
as last year but will receive further revision during 1935.
Seven hundred and seventeen houses were inspected and recorded under the Housing Acts, as follows—
| No. of Houses Scheduled. | No. Inspected. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No.l. Northern District. | 1933. | 1934. | |
| Annual List | 121 | 56 | 121 |
| Biennial List | 35 | — | 35 |
| Quinquennial List | 751 | 172 | 190 |
| No. 2. Southern District. | |||
| Annual List | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Biennial List | 74 | 22 | 52 |
| Quinquennial List | 717 | 243 | 169 |
| Total | 1,848 | 643 | 717 |
Non-Scheduled Houses.—In addition to the above, 1,151 non-scheduled houses were inspected for housing defects, mostly upon the complaint of the occupiers, as follows—
| 1933. | 1934. | |
|---|---|---|
| North-East Ward | 59 | 188 |
| North-West Ward | 26 | 536 |
| Middle Ward | 61 | 154 |
| South Ward | 98 | 273 |
| Total | 244 | 1,151 |
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:—
| 1933. | 1934. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (a) Total number of Dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,281 | 1,868 |
| (6) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 1,455 | 1,953 | |
| (2) | 643 | 717 | |
| 794 | 775 |