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existing extravagant method of using coal, I am afraid we cannot
expect freedom from the emission of smoke from the household
grate.
SCHOOLS.
A statement as to the Sanitary Conditions and Water Supply
to Schools in the District will be found in my report to the Members
of the Education Committee, as School Medical Officer, which is
attached to this report, so that I need hardly duplicate the remarks
already made.
HOUSING.
General Housing Condition's in the Area.
There are no courts or alleys in the District such as exist in
most of the large towns throughout the country. There is a small
block of old houses just off the High Road which might perhaps be
described as a "court," but there is plenty of through ventilation,
the area in front is well-paved and drained, and in spite of overcrowding
in several of the houses, the health of the inmates is not
affected any more than the rest of the District.
It is sometimes alleged that mortality rates bear a direct
proportion to the density of population, but where houses are built
in a satisfactory manner—the roads being wide, and the general
sanitary condition good—there is not much difference in figures
between a well-ordered working-class area and a middle-class one.
I take, for comparison, two areas in Wood Green:—
Noel Park Ward.—87 persons to the acre; Death-rate, 7.9
per 1,000 population.
Alexandra Park Ward.—12.6 persons to the acre; Death-rate,
9.4 per 1,000 population.
Noel Park, therefore, would appear to be a very healthy part
of the District in which to live.