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 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: Inspections (continued).

Inspections (continued).

60 Factories107
73 Workshops and workplaces, including 7 laundries224
43 Outworkers' premises inspected66
55 Bakehouses, of which 37 are in use114
18 Slaughter-houses, of which 13 are in use578
28 Cowsheds inspected frequently331
31 Dairies and Milkshops inspected frequently152
22 Schools39
Public-house urinals inspected275
Conveniences at Railway Stations inspected10
Fish Shops:Total number of visits333
Coffee and Eating Houses:Total number of visits21
Shops where ice-cream is made:Total number of inspections161
2,311
Visits to absentees excluded from Elementary Schools1,197
Visits in connection with cases of Infectious Disease4,773
Visits in connection with Phthisis490
Offensive Trades (excluding Fish-Shops)19
Smoke observations21
Other inspections, including works in progress10,549
Petroleum Stores inspected196
Visits in respect of Food Control matters2,461
Visits re Shops Act8
19,714
24,455

Table: Notices Issued.

Notices Issued.

Statutory:—
Provision of dustbins160
For repairs to houses, drains, and abatement of nuisances433
Providing sufficient water-closets51
Paving of yards46
Overcrowding2
Provision of sink waste-pipes17
Cleansing of bake-house0
To remove offensive accumulation0709