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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Brought forward 5,194
Articles of clothing, bedding, etc.,
disinfected after phthisis 165
Articles of clothing, bedding, etc.,
destroyed after phthisis 3
168
Articles of clothing, bedding, etc.
disinfected after cancer 8
Total number of articles disinfected or destroyed
5,370
Library books disinfected 114
Cases of Scarlet Fever removed to
hospital 248
Cases of Diphtheria do. 185
Cases of Enteric Fever do. 1
Cases of Puerpural Fever removed
(one to Cottage Hospital and
one to the London Hospital) 2
436
Gipsy vans removed from district 319
Articles or parcels of unsound food destroyed 21
Removal of House Refuse.
The removal of house refuse has received
close attention, 6,130 loads having been collected
and taken to the Council's shoots, or disposed of
to brickmakers.
Factory and Workshops Acts, 1901 and 1907.
A register of all workshops is kept, and at
the end of 1909 there were 129 workshops, 12
laundries and 44 bakehouses (including one underground
bakehouse) registered.
These have all been inspected several times