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Enfield 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS
1947. 1946.
Number of children notified to be absent from
School due to:—
(a) Infectious disease or suspected
Infectious Disease 250 332
(b) Contact with Infectious Disease 99 21
Number of children notified as suffering from
Infectious Disease 685 81
HOUSING
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
| Totals. | With State Assistance (included in Totals). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority. | Other Local Authorities. | Other Bodies or Persons. | Local Authority. | Other Local Authorities. | Other Bodies or Persons. | |
| Temporary Houses | 56 | Nil | Nil | 56 | Nil | Nil |
| Permanent Houses | 249 | 87 | 111 | 249 | 87 | Nil |
| Conversions into Flats | 9 | Nil | 14 | 9 | Nil | Nil |
| Rebuilding of War Destroyed Houses | Nil | Nil | 41 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Reinstatement of Extensively Damaged Houses | Nil | Nil | 1 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Totals | 314 | 87 | 167 | 314 | 87 | Nil |
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses:—
No. of
No. of inspechouses.
tions.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing-defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) and
number of inspections made 2,571 8,168
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included
under sub-head (1) above) which were
inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and
1932, and the number of inspections
made Nil Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 9