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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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We have, however, done our best to continue with the following results:—
| Kind of Refuse. | Amount Collected. | Amount Realised. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||
| Waste Paper | 2 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| Old iron, tins, leather, etc. | 23 | i | 1 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 0 |
| Unsound foodstuffs, etc. | 9 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 11 |
| Totals | 35 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 9 | 2 |
The remainder of the refuse was disposed of at the Council's
shoots.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACTS, 1901 & 1907.
A register of all workshops is kept, and at the end of 1919 there
were 63 workshops, 4 laundries, and 55 bakehouses registered.
The following tables give details of the work done in connection
with these places, as required by the Home Office:—
INSPECTIONS.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 118 | 6 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 217 | ... | ... |
| Bakehouses | 157 | ... | ... |
| Total | 492 | 6 | ... |