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Enfield 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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(1) Number of dwelling-houses in
respect of which Notices were
served requiring repairs Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which
were rendered fit after service of
formal Notices:—
(a) By owners Nil.
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 36 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal Notices :— | |
| 31 | |
| 2 |
The number of house-to-house inspections made was :—
Under Housing Regulations, 1925 and 1932 Nil.
THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDERS, 1936 and 1938.
There are 25 Purveyors of Milk who sell or distribute Pasteurised
Milk in the district. Samples of milk have been taken and tested.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
There are eight slaughter-houses in Enfield, none of which are
in use at present.
During the course of the year 1,527 carcases were examined,
and the surrender of 179 parcels of diseased organs were secured.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
The number of cases of Scarlet Fever was 257, compared with
129 in 1941:
of Diphtheria 15, as compared with 27,;
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 123, ascompared with 126 ; and
of Pneumonia 59, as compared with 47.
There were two deaths from Diphtheria during the year, as
compared with one death in 1941.
There were no deaths from Scarlet Fever during the year, as
was also the case in 1941.