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
Enfield 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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2.-Cases
| Particulars. | Number of cases in which defects were found. | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred. | |||
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| 6 | 5 | - | 20 | - | |
| 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 13 | 11 | - | 22 | - |
OUTWORKERS
Forty-six lists containing the names and addresses of 322
out-workers were received during the year. One-hundred-andtwelve
addresses of outworkers were forwarded to other districts.
The following table gives details of the work carried out:-
| Nature of Work. | No. of Outworkers. | Prosecutions. | Notices served. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture and Upholstery | 2 | - | - |
| Curtains and Furniture Hangings | 3 | - | - |
| Making Wearing Apparel | 136 | - | - |
| Cardboard Boxes, etc. | 11 | - | - |
| Feather sorting, etc. | 6 | - | - |
| Carding of Buttons, etc. | 1 | - | - |
| Artificial Flowers | 5 | - | - |
| Brush Making | 64 | - | - |
| Electrical Accessories | 5 | - | - |
| Xmas Crackers | 2 | - | - |
| Stuffed Toys, etc. | 77 | - | - |
| Stationery | 8 | - | - |
| Paper Bags | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 322 | - | - |