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Enfield 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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During 1937, the survey of the district with regard to overcrowding
was completed and owners are being informed of the
number of persons allowed per house.
A further work added to the Department is the inspection of
Hairdressers' premises carried out to enforce the provision of the
new Bye-laws in connection therewith.
The passing of the Public Health Act, 1936, has needed some
reorganisation in the work of the Department.
STATEMENT PREPARED BY SANITARY INSPECTOR UNDER ARTICLE XIX (12) MINISTRY OF HEALTH ORDER,
No. 276, 1922.
| Number of Houses Inspected. | |
|---|---|
| Inspections. | |
| House-to-house under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 285 |
| House-to-House apart from this Act | 7 |
| On Account of Infectious Disease | 206 |
| On Account of Phthisis | 61 |
| On Account of Complaint by occupant or otherwise | 1,269 |
| On Account of Vermin | 401 |
| 197 Factories | 231 |
| 111 Workshops and Workplaces | 80 |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 90 |
| 42 Bakehouses, of which 31 are in use | 117 |
| 10 Slaughterhouses, of which 7 are in use | 989 |
| 21 Cowkeepers' premises | 410 |
| 101 Dairies and Milkshops inspected frequently | 230 |
| 21 Schools | 84 |
| Public Conveniences inspected | 559 |
| Conveniences at Railway Stations inspected | 9 |
| Fish shops ; Total number of visits | 80 |
| Coffee and Eating Houses : Total number of visits | 16 |
| Coffee-stalls : Total number of visits | 16 |
| Shops where Ice-cream is made : Total number of visits | 40 |
| 5,180 |