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SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
The various tables set out on the following pages detail the
work of sanitary inspection carried out within the Borough
during 1937. From these tables, the following facts emerge:
1. The total number of inspections has increased, from
22,162 in 1934, to 30,780 in 1937. A tabulated list of inspections
may be made to convey much or little, but such a steady
increase as is shown in the figures for the past few years denotes a
proportionate increase in the work of sanitary inspection within
the Borough. This, of course, is merely what one would expect in
a developing district such as Southgate.
2. It will be noted that the number of premises under
periodical inspection has increased during the past year from. 583
to 619. When it is realised that the corresponding figure for 1935'
was 324, it will be appreciated that this aspect of public health has
necessitated increased supervision.
3. The total number of informal notices has slightly
increased, but has not varied greatly from the average of the past
few years. The number of statutory notices is once again low.
4. The inspection of factories and' workshopsi and also of
shops shows a slight increase, but not more than one would anticipate
from the steady addition of new premises to the district.
Inspections. 1935. 1936. 1937.
Housing inspections and re-inspections 4,419 5,323 3,862
Slaughterhouse visits and inspections 660 1,086 1,154
Factories and workshops (including bakehouses)
visits and inspections 1,033 772 819
Dairies, cowsheds, milkshops and other food
shops, visits and inspections 3,327 2,977 3,378
Various complaints, inspections and re-
inspections 1,660 1,476 994
Dustbins, inspections and re-inspections 1,672 2,076 1,901
Infectious Disease visits and re-visits 2,664 4.080 3,436
Other inspections (Rent Act—Rats and
Mice Destruction Act—Ditches and
Ponds —Accumulations — Non-notifiable
Diseases, etc.—Drain inspections
and tests—Smoke observations) .. 9,603 10,379 15,236
Total 25,038 28.169 30,780
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