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Barnet 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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barnet urban district council.
medical officer's report.
Public Health Department,
10 Wood Street,
Barnet.
To the Chairman and Members of
the Barnet Urban District Council.
Mrs. Strugnell and Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in presenting to you my Annual Report on the Health of
the District for the year 1943.
It is drawn up on the lines indicated in Circular 3,773 of the 10th
March, 1943 - as requested by the Ministry of Health.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area (in acres) 1931 | 3,114 | |
| Area added in April 1935 | ||
| Total Area | 4,290 | |
| Population (1931 Census) | 14,726 | |
| Population of Added Area | 338 | |
| Registrar General's Estimate of Resident Population mid 1943 | ||
| Number of Inhabited Houses 1943 | 6,593 | |
| Rateable Value | £253,158 | |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate | (excluding Totteridge and Rowley | |
| (excluding Totteridge | £746. 3. 1. | |
| (including Totteridge and Rowley | £1,029. 11. 3. | |
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS,
The population is largely residential, and consists chiefly of people whose
occupation lies outside the urban area. Those employed in the district, apart
from the tradesmen and their employees, are mainly skilled workers at dental
manufacturing, lithographic, printing and optical works.
Relief is supplied by the Public Assistance Committee of the Hertfordshire
County Council.
+ Information not to be published - Circular 2773 of the Ministry of Health,
10th March, 1943.