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Enfield 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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98
Notices Issued.
Statutory:—
Provision of dustbins 26
For repairs to houses, drains and abatement of
nuisances 188
Providing sufficient water-closets 38
Paving of yards
Provision of Sinks or Drains 18
270
Informal:—
Notices 1,345
1,345
1,615
Other Notices issued under Infectious Diseases Acts:—
To occupiers 553
To Education Committee and Head Teachers at
Schools 6,798
To Librarian. 129
7,480
9,095
Other letters sent 4,593
Number of Certificates issued in connection with
plans 294
Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
Statutory. Informal.
Number complied with 240 1,126
Number outstanding 30 219
270 1,345
As to these outstanding notices, the work required was delayed
on account of the weather or other reasonable cause.
The general character of the defects found in the dwellinghouses
inspected is as follows:—
Defective drains and ventilating pipes, etc.,; W.C. flushing
cisterns and pipes out of order; cracked and broken W.C. pans;
broken, cracked and porous scullery sinks and waste pipes; leaking