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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
Edmonton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Inspection of Places where Food is Prepared, etc.
Dairies and Milkshops 120
Shops and Stalls 284
Butchers 178
Fish Shops 62
Coffee Shops 12
Ice-Cream Shops 127
Slaughter Houses 183
Bakehouses 51
The number of notices served were :—
Preliminary or informal notices 1,103
Statutory notices 206
Whilst the work carried out as the result of these notices was:—
Houses repaired, cleansed, etc. 552
Drinking water cisterns repaired, covered,
etc. 23
Water fittings repaired 61
Water taken off main 1
Drains examined, tested, etc. 229
Drains cleared, traps repaired, etc. 258
Drains reconstructed 24
Chambers inserted 21
Chambers sealed down 26
Soil and vent pipes repaired 31
W.C.'s repaired, cleansed, etc. 255
Flushing cisterns repaired 136
Waste pipes repaired, etc. 74
Sinks repaired 23
Roofs repaired 241
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 250
Yards paved or repaired 129
Scullery floors repaired 54
Spaces under floors ventilated 56
Dampness remedied 151
Floors repaired 75
Coppers and stoves repaired, etc. 271
New dustbins supplied 243
Accumulation of refuse removed 60
Nuisance from animals abated 8
Gipsies removed 50
Other nuisances abated 456
Rooms cleansed after infectious disease 38
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