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SLAUGHTER HOUSES,
The Slaughter Houses have been visited frequently by
the Sanitary Inspector as in previous years.
The Inspector possesses the special qualification as
Inspector of Meat and other Foods, granted by the Royal
Sanitary Institute.
The Local Government Board lay great stress upon the
desirability of all Inspectors holding this qualification as a
proof of their expert knowledge of food inspection, and in
their memorandum as to annual reports require information
as to the possession of such qualification.
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
There are seven schools in the District, viz.: Arkley
C.E. Infants' School; Barnet R.C. Girls' and Infants'
Departments; Barnet C.C. School with Boys' and Girls'
Departments; Christ Church School with Boys,' Girls,' and
Infants' Departments; Hadley Infants' School; Moxon
Street Infants' School, and Totteridge Infants' School.
The sanitary accommodation is good and the water
supply is adequate and pure.
VACCINATION.
The following information regarding Vaccination in the
District has been supplied by the Vaccination Officer:—
Returns of Vaccinations and Statutory Declarations of
objection to Vaccination in the Barnet Urban District during
the year ending 31st December, 1914, as compared with
former years.
No. of Cases.
1914. 1913. 1912.
Certificates of successful Vaccination
of children under the age of 14 years 85 90 115
Statutory Declarations of Conscientious
Objection to Vaccination 120 112 80
The above returns do not include re-vaccinations or
primary vaccinations of persons above the age of 14 years; no
reliable figures relating thereto being available.
The large percentage of children unvaccinated in recent
years gives cause for much uneasiness, and is bound to be a
serious factor during future outbreaks of smallpox.