Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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As will be seen by the list of items given below, the inspection
of premises has revealed defects varied and general in character.
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. 433
Roofs repaired 165
Gutters and down pipes repaired 136
Downpipes disconnected from drains 3
Houses underpinned and settlement remedied 0
Dampness remedied 191
Concrete site provided under floors 0
Cesspools emptied 296
Cesspools abolished 1
Cesspools re -constructed or NewCesspools provided 1
Closet Pails Emptied 2,802
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 139
House drains tested, examined, etc. 282
House drains reconstructed 44
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs
to ventilators 58
New vents provided 1
New manhole covers provided 1
Sink-wastes disconnected or repaired 35
New sinks provided 67
Obsolete Gulleys replaced 5
Closets provided with proper flushing cisterns or
water supply 4
New closets provided 20
Closets repaired, covered, cleansed, etc 141
Water-closets substituted for earth-closets 0
Elsan or Chemical Closets provided 0
Urinals repaired or provided with flushing tank
and water supply 1
Privy substituted for earth-closet 0
Intervening ventilated space provided 1
Water-closets provided with ventilation 19
Water-closets provided with light and ventilation 9
Storage cisterns repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. 12
Storage cisterns provided 4
Water laid on or restored 8
Taps provided over sinks 0
New wells provided 0
Wells closed 2
Wells cleansed and repaired etc 0
Samples of Water taken from Wells 64
Do. do. Main 0
Do. do. Swimming Pool
and Baths 46