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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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NOTICES ISSUED.
| Statutory:— | |||
| For repairs to houses, drains, and abatement of nuisances | 222 | ||
| Providing sufficient water-closets | 71 | ||
| Provision of dustbins | 66 | ||
| Paving of yards | 83 | ||
| Overcrowding | 7 | ||
| Provision of sink waste pipes | 17 | ||
| 466 | |||
| Informal:— | |||
| Notices | 11 | ||
| Letters sent in lieu of notices | 1.361 | ||
| 1,372 | |||
| Other notices issued under Infectious Diseases Acts:— | |||
| To occupiers | 614 | ||
| To schools | 1,465 | ||
| 2,079 | |||
| 3,917 | |||
| Other letters sent | 3,153 | ||
| Result of service of statutory notices | |||
| Number complied with | 447 | ||
| Number outstanding | 19 | ||
| 466 | |||
As to these outstanding notices, in five the time given did not
expire until after the end of the year, while with regard to 14 the
work required was delayed on account of the weather or other
reasonable cause.
The following are the works carried out as the result of the
notices or letters :—
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc 340
Houses closed and demolished 8
Roofs repaired 301
Gutters and downpipes repaired 472
Cesspools emptied 178
House drains cleared, repaired, etc 338
House drains tested, examined, etc 327
House drains re-constructed 20
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs to ventilators 97
Sink wastes disconnected or repaired 30
New sinks provided 7