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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

Edmonton 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: INSPECTIONS OF PLACES WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED.

INSPECTIONS OF PLACES WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED.

Butchers139
Fish shops34
Coffee shops42
Dairies and milkshops105
Slaughterhouses79
Bakehouses23

Table: NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED.

NUMBER OF NOTICES SERVED.

Preliminary or Informal notices1413
Statutory notices374

Table: DEFECTS REMEDIED.

DEFECTS REMEDIED.

Houses repaired,cleansed,etc.453
D.W. cisterns repaired,covered10
Water fittings repaired96
Drains examined,tested,etc.535
Drains cleared,trapped,repaired316
Drains reconstructed125
Chambers inserted56
Chambers sealed down37
Soil and vent pipes repaired37
W.C's repaired,cleansed,etc.181
Flushing cisterns repaired120
Waste pipes repaired,etc.62
Sinks repaired or renewed19
Roofs repaired493
Gutters and R.W.P's repaired283
Yards paved or repaved88
Scullery floors repaired35
Spaces under floors ventilated36
Dampness remedied141
Floors repaired110
Coppers and stoves repaired,etc.130
New dustbins supplied111
Accumulation of refuse removed9
Nuisances from animals abated7
Other nuisances abated258

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CANAL BOATS ATCS.
During the year 5 visits were paid to the Canal and 6 boats wore
seen, but of this number none was fitted or used as a dwelling or
registered under the Acts.
PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT.
Two inspections of cinemas and other places of entertainment were
made in accordance with the Circular of the Ministry of Health of 1920.
Conditions were found to be generally satisfactory.

Table: FACTORIES ACT. 1937.The following work has been carried out under the above Act:-1. INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

FACTORIES ACT. 1937.

The following work has been carried out under the above Act:-

1. INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

PremisesInspec-tionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
Factories with mechanical power16717-
Factories without mechanical power16--
Other promises under the Act (including works of building and engineering and construction but not including outworkers' premises.)---
Totals18317-