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Enfield 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which
were rendered fit after service of
formal Notices:—
(a) By owners Nil.
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in
respect of which Notices were
served requiring defects to be
remedied 101
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in
which defects were remedied
after service of formal Notices:—
(a) By Owners 106
(b) By Local Authority in default
of owners 56
The number of house-to-house inspections made was:—
Under Housing Regulations, 1925 and 1932 Nil.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDERS, 1936 and 1938.
There are 21 Purveyors of Milk who sell or distribute Pasteurised
Milk in the district. Samples of milk have been taken and tested
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
There are eight slaughter-houses in Enfield, none of which are
in use at present.
During the course of the year 435 carcases were examined,
and the surrender of 6 carcases and 1,331 parcels of diseased organs
were secured.
The weight of these carcases and parcels was 4 tons 7 cwts.
lqtr. 251bs.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
The number of cases of Scarlet Fever was 408, compared with
257 in 1942:
of Diphtheria 5, as compared with 15;
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 126, ascompared with 123; and
of Pneumonia 59, as compared with 59.
There were no deaths from Diphtheria during the year, as
compared with two death in 1942.
There were no deaths from Scarlet Fever during the year, as
was also the case in 1942.