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BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
Public Health Department,
31 Wood Street,
Barnet.
To the Chairman and Members of
the Barnet Urban District Council.
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the year 1963.
Owing to the full engagement of the staff in connection with the
outbreak of Sonnei Dysentery at the Whitings Hill School for almost
three months, and the employment of one inspector full time at the
privately owned slaughterhouse for six weeks before the new Meat
Inspector commenced duties in November, there has been some diminution
of the amount of normal routine work undertaken.
Fortunately, the proposed No. 5 Smoke Control Area, the survey for
which was carried out during the year, was below average in the number
of premises to be visited, i.e. 292, so that the survey, the compilation
of estimates etc. , the report to Council and subsequently to the
Ministry were completed on schedule. Confirmation of the Smoke
Control Order was not received from the Ministry by the end of the year".
The No. 4 Smoke Control Order came into operation on 1st October
1963, bringing a further 687 houses under smoke control.
The Council had authorised the starting of the proposed No. 6 Area
following the completion of the No. 5 Area.
My thanks are due to the staff of the Public Health Department for
their unstinted support throughout the year and to all the officers of
the Council for their assistance and co-operation.
INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
General inspections of the district have been carried out
periodically and all complaints investigated.
The process of serving a preliminary or intimation notice upon the