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Wealdstone 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]

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Appended are the following:—
(1) Appendices to report as required by Ministry
of Health.
(2) Report on the Inspection of Factories, Workshops,
etc., in the District.
(3) Report of Sanitary Inspector to Medical
Officer of Health as per Sanitary Officers (Outside
London) Order 1910.
In conclusion, Gentlemen, I beg to express my best,
thanks for the support your have afforded me at all
times in the discharge of my duties; my thanks are
also due to the Surveyor for details relating to the
Housing Scheme, and Sewage Disposal Works, etc.,
embodied in this report, and to Mr. Bryant, your
Clerk, for his kind help on many occasions.
I am, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
GEO. H. BUTLER,
Medical Officer of Health.
APPENDICES TO REPORT OF MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
(As required by Ministry of Health Memorandum).
GENERAL.
1. Estimated Population .... ... ... 13,743
2. General Death Rate ... ... ... 8.3
3. Death Rate from Tuberculosis ... ... 0.87
4. Infantile Mortality ... ... ... 73-7
5. Number of dwelling-houses of all classes
(including 271 flats) ... ... ' ... 2648
6. Number of working-class dwelling-houses 1966
7. Number of new, working-class houses
erected ... ... ... ... ... n
UNFIT DWELLING HOUSES.
I.—Inspection.
1. Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) ... ... 333