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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78
Brought forward 895
Other Notices issued:—
To occupiers 565
To Education Committee and Head Teachers at
Schools 2,094
To Librarian 3
2,662
3,557
Letters re Air Raid Precautions 1,033
Other letters sent 11,693
Number of Certificates issued in connection with
plans 99
Number of Certificates issued in connection with
disinfection 31
Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
Statutory. Informal.
Number complied with 128 517
Number outstanding 7 243
135 760
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 225
Gutters and down pipes repaired 131
Downpipes disconnected from drains 4
Houses underpinned and settlement remedied 0
Dampness remedied 201
Damp-proof Courses inserted in walls 7
Natural lighting of houses improved 2
Concrete site provided under floors 0
Cesspools emptied 348
Cesspools abolished 5
Cesspools re -constructed or NewCesspools provided 0
Closet Pails Emptied 1,560
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 165
House drains tested, examined, etc. 262
House drains reconstructed 29
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs
to ventilators 81
New vents provided 8