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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wood Green 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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21
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
The information given in this section is a brief record of the
activity of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
Inspections:—

Table: Inspection of dwelling-houses:—

Inspection of dwelling-houses:—

Initial Inspections under Public Health Acts389
Re inspections693
Complaints investigated104
Inspections under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations, 1925485
Inspections under the Housing Acts140
Re-inspections1274
Inspections of Houses let in lodgings43
Re-inspections292
Total3,420
Inspections under the Rent Restriction Acts16
Grand Total3,436

Table: Enquiries in oonnection with Infectious Disease:—

Enquiries in oonnection with Infectious Disease:—

Smallpox2
Scarlet Fever565
Diphtheria51
Tuberculosis77
Meningitis1
Enteric2
Total693

Table: Inspections of Registered Premises:—

Inspections of Registered Premises:—

Factories6
Workshops138
Workplaces:—
Butcher's Shops757
Dairies207
Fried Fish Shops73
1,037
Slaughter-houses51
Outworkers64
Total1,296