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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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During 1947, 30 permanent houses were completed by the
Council and 28 houses and 18 flats were in course of construction
at the end of the year. 25 flats were provided by private enterprise
during the year, and 17 houses and 6 flats rebuilt after bombing.
During the year also, 91 prefabricated houses were erected,
making with the 75 erected in 1946 a total of 166 prefabricated
houses.
WORK OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The following tables give a brief summary of the routine work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
| Inspections and Re-inspections of dwelling houses:— | |
| Total | 5,580 |
| Enquiries in connection with Infectious Diseases:— | |
| Total | 124 |
| Inspections of registered premises:— | |
| Total | 712 |
| Miscellaneous Inspections:— | |
| Total | 313 |
| Work Carried Out:— | |
| Drains reconstructed | Nil |
| Drains repaired | 131 |
| New water closets | 1 |
| Water closets repaired | 170 |
| Premises cleansed, etc. | 8 |
| Rooms disinfested | 149 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 5 |
| Keeping of animals discontinued | 1 |
| Dampness in premises remedied | 626 |
| Houses repaired | 607 |
| Miscellaneous | 357 |
| Total | 2.055 |
Investigations in connection with Housing Applications:—
Total 849
Rent Restrictions Acts.
Certificates granted under above heading during 1947:—
Total 9
From the above tables it will be observed that a great deal of
work is still carried out in connection with the repair and maintenance
of dwelling houses in the district, although owing to the general
shortage of materials and the necessity to obtain licences for work
over £10 per annum, it is increasingly difficult to get such work done,
and there is a much greater lapse of time between the discovery of
defects and their ultimate remedy.