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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Letters sent:—
In lieu of notices 1421
Other letters 1222
2,643
Houses and parts of houses cleansed,
repaired, etc. 232
Roofs repaired 98
Gutters and downpipes repaired 129
Cesspools emptied 154
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 267
House drains tested, examined, etc. 439
House drains reconstructed 58
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated,
including repairs to ventilators 76
Closets provided with proper flushing
cisterns or water supply 186
New closets provided 7
Closets repaired, cleansed, etc. 203
Storage cisterns repaired, covered
cleansed, etc. 54
Water laid on or restored 20
Samples of water taken 8
New storage cisterns provided 13
Wells cleansed 1
Yards paved, or existing paving made
good 157
Dustbins repaired or new ones provided
197
Manure heaps removed 70
Fowls and other animals removed 42