London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Bakehouses (Workshops) | — |
| Ice cream shops | 93 |
| Canteens | 67 |
| Other food premises | 134 |
| Sampling other food | 13 |
| Roofs repaired | 488 |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 341 |
| Brickwork or Pointing Repaired | 142 |
| Chimney Stacks, etc., repaired or rebuilt | 34 |
| Yards or forecourts repaved or repaired | 68 |
| Drains examined, tested or exposed | 630 |
| Drains cleared, trapped or repaired | 539 |
| Drains reconstructed | 101 |
| Chambers inserted or built up to ground level | 75 |
| Soil and vent pipes, new fixed or repaired | 49 |
| W.C.s repaired or improved | 185 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or new fixed | 73 |
| Sink waste pipes repaired or new fixed | 48 |
| New sinks fixed | 14 |
| Drinking water cisterns covered, cleansed, repaired | 7 |
| Water fittings repaired | 93 |
| Water taken off main or restored | 9 |
| Internal walls | 387 |
| Ceilings repaired, cleansed, etc. | 259 |
| Door frames repaired | — |
| Floors repaired | 130 |
| Floors ventilated | 37 |
| Dampness remedied | 212 |
| Window frames or sashes repaired or renewed | 545 |
| Fireplaces, stoves repaired | 89 |
| Coppers repaired | 6 |
| New dustbins supplied | 7 |
| Premises rat-proofed | 24 |
| Improper keeping of animals discontinued | 1 |
| Foul accumulations removed | 18 |
| Other nuisances abated | 283 |
| Moveable dwellings removed | 11 |
| New boiler house constructed | — |
| New boiler installed | — |
| Factory sanitary conveniences inspected | 29 |
| improved | 4 |
| Other defects remedied | 69 |
| Petroleum installations—defects remedied | 30 |
| tested | 30 |
| Smoke abatement—Boiler plants improved | 11 |