[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield] page 27

Enfield 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: The following list of repairs executed during the course of the year shows that the defects found as the result of the Sanitary Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.

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The following list of repairs executed during the course of the year shows that the defects found as the result of the Sanitary Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.

Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc.	658
Roofs repaired	543
Gutters and downpipes repaired	217
Downpipes disconnected from drains	6
Dampness remedied	247
Ventilation provided under floors	15
Floors repaired	157
Yards paved or made good	18
Rooms stripped, etc., after infectious disease	2
Dustbins provided or renewed	88
Food stores provided	1
Drains—Examined	285
Tested—Smoke	33
Water	32
Reconstructed	28
Repaired, etc.	213
Vents provided	—
Vents repaired	7
Cesspools abolished	2
Sink wastes repaired	36
New sinks provided	43
Water-closets—New ones provided	71
Provided with flushing cistern or water supply
Provided with flushing cistern or water supply	5
Repaired	165
Water—Cistern provided	—
Cisterns cleansed, covered, etc.	13
Wells cleansed, repaired, etc.	2
Water laid on or restored	10
Nuisances—Fowls, etc., removed	_
Manure, etc., removed	4
Ditches, etc., cleaned out	5
Other nuisances abated—Coppers repaired, etc.	8
Stoves repaired or renewed	159
Windows repaired or renewed	315
Gipsy vans removed	35
Overcrowding abated	1
Miscellaneous	275
Houses demolished	—