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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
Enfield 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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There was no cause to suspect any contamination during the
year.
There are four dwellings in Enfield which receive their water
supply other than from a public company; these are under constant
supervision.
There are no houses in the district which receive their water
supplies by means of standpipes.
The question of well-water supplies, both in connection with
dwelling-houses and industrial premises, throughout the district has
received the careful attention of the Department during the year,
and every care has been exercised to see that such supplies are not
used for drinking purposes where mains water supply is available.
Four samples of well water were examined bacteriologically
and one sample chemically, during the year and found to be satisfactory.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF STAFF
During the year, 62 medical examinations for the purposes of
the Superannuation Acts were carried out by the Medical Officers
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
| Totals. | With State Assistance (included in Totals). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Other Local Authorities | Other Bodies or Persons | Local Authority | Other Local Authorities | Other Bodies or Persons | |
| Temporary Houses | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Permanent Houses | 246 | Nil | 70 | 246 | Nil | Nil |
| Conversions into Flats | Nil | Nil | — | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Conversion into Halfway House | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Rebuilding of War Destroyed Houses | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Reinstatement of Extensively Damaged Houses | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Totals | 246 | Nil | 70 | 246 | Nil | Nil |