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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Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. 419
Houses closed and demolished 6
Roofs repaired 412
Gutters and downpipes repaired 493
Cesspools emptied 229
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 253
House drains tested, examined, etc. 225
House drains reconstructed 41
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs to
ventilators. 82
Sink wastes disconnected or repaired. 44
Closets provided with proper flushing cisterns or water
supply. 218
New closets provided 8
Closets repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. 288
Storage cisterns repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. 110
Water laid on or restored 19
Samples of water taken 6
New storage cisterns provided 14
Wells cleansed or covered 7
Yards paved, or existing paving made good 309
Ventilation provided under ground floors, and causes of
dampness removed 48
Dustbins repaired, or new ones provided 317
Manure heaps removed 57
Fowls and other animals removed 23
Stables, etc., cleansed 3
Other nuisances abated 9
Ditches cleaned out 4
Cases of overcrowding abated 34
DISINFECTION.
Houses disinfected:—
After infectious disease 165
After Phthisis 63
After Cancer 4
232
Rooms stripped and re-papered, etc., after occupation
by cases of infectious disease 67
Articles of clothisg, bedding, etc., disinfected after
infectious disease 2,142
Articles of clothing, bedding, etc., destroyed 20
Carried Forward 2,162