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Very few of the inhabitants generally are employed in the District,
with the exception of the tradesmen and their assistants.
There is one large factory in the District, viz., Messrs. Barratt
and Co., Confectioners, employing about 1,800 hands; of these, a
very large portion reside outside the District of Wood Green.
The only other factories of any size are a Screw Factory, Glass
Bottle Factory, and Laundry.
There are no offensive trades, cellar dwellings, or Common
Lodging Houses within the District.
There is one Hospital—the Passmore Edwards Hospital,
containing 24 beds—situated within the District, and four Institutions—the
Fishmongers' and Poulterers' Institution, the
Fullers' Almshouses, the Porters' and Walters' Almshouses, and
the Printers' Almshouses—none of which have inmates from this
District.
The Poor Law is administered by the Edmonton Board of
Guardians, and the amount of out-relief for the Wood Green Parish
for the year 1919 was approximately £1,402 0s. 0d.
Means of Transit.
The District is served by two railways, viz., the Great Northern
Railway, with three stations—Wood Green, Bowes Park, and
Alexandra Palace; the Great Eastern Railway, with two stations—
Noel Park and Palace Gates.
There is also a frequent service of trams from London to
Finchley, Enfield, Palmers Green and Stamford Hill, running
through the District.
A motor bus service between Victoria Station and Southgate
also goes through the District.