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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following are the works carried out as the result of the notices or letters:—
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. | 552 |
| Roofs repaired | 284 |
| Gutters and downpipes repaired | 301 |
| Cesspools emptied | 244 |
| House drains cleared, repaired, etc. | 199 |
| House drains tested, examined, etc. | 132 |
| House drains reconstructed | 6 |
| Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted | 1 |
| Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs to ventilators | 32 |
| Sink-wastes disconnected or repaired | 57 |
| Closets provided with proper flushing cisterns or water supply | 173 |
| New closets provided | 3 |
| Closets repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. | 204 |
| Storage cisterns repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. | 47 |
| Storage cisterns provided | 8 |
| Water laid on or restored | 25 |
| Samples of water taken from wells | 1 |
| Yards paved, or existing paving made good | 49 |
| Ventilation provided under ground floors and causes of dampness removed, etc. | 77 |
| Ventilation provided to rooms, or windows made to open | 9 |
| Dustbins repaired, or new ones provided | 463 |
| Manure heaps removed | 52 |
| Fowls and other animals removed | 7 |
| Other nuisances abated | 20 |
| Ditches cleaned out | 4 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 1 |
| Stables cleansed | 5 |