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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Shops Act (Re-inspections)—
Sanitary conveniences and urinals227
Smoke observations19
Rat Infestation282
Petroleum36
General inspections737
Sundry Visits2,203
Cinemas and Halls12
Visits to canal3
Gipsies48
Re-inspections8,026
Inspection of Places where Food is Prepared.
Butchers89
Fish shops58
Cafes143
Dairies and milkshops69
Slaughterhouses16
Bakehouses30
Ice Cream Shops163
Number of Notices Served.
Preliminary or Informal Notices2,662
Statutory Notices609
Defects Remedied.
Houses repaired, cleansed, etc.1317
D.W. cisterns repaired, covered13
Water fittings repaired51
Water taken off mains5
Drains examined, tested, etc.517
Drains cleared, trapped, repaired436
Drains reconstructed104
Chambers inserted90
Chambers sealed down34
Soil and vent pipes repaired120
W.C.s repaired, cleansed, etc.512
Flushing cisterns repaired136
Waste pipes repaired, etc144
Sinks repaired or renewed48
Roofs repaired1114
Gutters and R.W.P.s repaired589
Yards paved or repaved160
Scullery floors repaired76
Spaces under floors ventilated103
Dampness remedied329
Floors repaired264
Coppers and stoves repaired, etc.387
New dustbins supplied172
Accumulation of refuse removed10
Nuisances from animals abated1
Other nuisances abated2449
Water supply restored6
Dustbins supplied in default2
Dustbins supplied on request51