London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| On account of Tuberculosis | 78 |
| „ „ „ Complaint or otherwise | 14,789 |
| „ „ „ Vermin | 220 |
| Rag Flock Acts | — |
| Public Conveniences | 151 |
| Ice-Cream Shops | 502 |
| Schools | 8 |
| Cinemas, Halls, etc. | 20 |
| Public Houses | 2 |
| Hairdressers | 25 |
| Cowsheds | 28 |
| Milkshops and Dairies | 83 |
| Food Preparing Premises | 825 |
| Food Hawkers' Stands | 48 |
| Food Hawkers (Storage) | 69 |
| Bakehouses | 56 |
| Outworkers' Premises | 223 |
| Factories | 267 |
| Smoke Observations | 105 |
| Visits re Infectious Diseases | 133 |
| Tuberculosis | 90 |
| Housing Act,1936 (Sec. 62)—Permitted Numbers | 2,051 |
| Shops Acts | 2,215 |
| Gipsy Vans | 23 |
| Rats | 1,470 |
| Overcrowding | 9 |
| Scabies | 3 |
| Piggeries | 82 |
| Stables | 17 |
| Well Water Supplies | 5 |
| Wasps, Beetles, etc. | 143 |
| Other Visits | 136 |
| 24,068 | |
| Samples taken—Water—Wells | 2 |
| Mains | 2 |
| Swimming Baths | 5 |
| Parks Lakes | 12 |
| Milk | 2 |
| Milk bottles—after washing | 5 |
| Ice-Cream | 111 |
| Rag Flock | Nil |
| Fowl Swabs | 12 |