Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(34) Housing: defects remedied
Nature of defect | Number |
---|---|
Brickwork, pointing and wallplaster - defective | 57 |
Dampness | 90 |
Doors - defective | 6 |
Drains - stopped up | 2,725 |
Drains - defective or broken | 28 |
Dustbins - defective | 2 |
Flooring - defective | 25 |
Guttering and rainwater pipes - defective | 81 |
Paving - broken | 4 |
Refuse accumulation | 22 |
Roofs - defective | 148 |
Sink wastes - defective | 18 |
Verminous and dilapidated conditions | 65 |
Water - not provided or disconnected | 16 |
Water-closets - defective | 50 |
Windows - defective or broken | 51 |
(35) Offices, shops and railway premises: visits under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act
1963
Class of premises | Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection | Total visits of all kinds to registered premises |
---|---|---|
Offices | 274 | 672 |
Retail shops | 762 | 2,170 |
Wholesale shops, warehouses | 145 | 381 |
Catering establishments open to public, canteens | 102 | 184 |
1,283 | 3,407 |
(36) Factories and workshops: inspections for purposes of provisions as to health
Premises | Number on Register | Inspections | Number of written Notices |
---|---|---|---|
(i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authority | 39 | 13 | - |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 708 | 113 | 4 |
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 35 | 9 | - |
782 | 135 | 4 |