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Enfield 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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25
SANITARY INSPECTOR S REPORT
The following report, in condensed form, gives details of the
work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1951.
The total number of inspections made during the year for all
purposes was 30,604.
The following table shows the number of inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
| Inspections:— | No. of Inspections |
|---|---|
| Housing Act, 1936 | 2 |
| Infectious Disease | 222 |
| Tuberculosis | 104 |
| Complaint or otherwise | 11,610 |
| Vermin | 272 |
| Rag Flock Acts | 13 |
| Public Conveniences | 148 |
| Ice-Cream Shops | 175 |
| Schools | 12 |
| Cinemas, Halls, etc. | 33 |
| Public Houses | — |
| Fair-grounds | 2 |
| Hairdressers | 11 |
| Milkshops and Dairies | 97 |
| Food Preparing Premises | 1,477 |
| Food Hawkers' Stands | 40 |
| Food Hawkers (Storage) | 36 |
| Bakehouses | 51 |
| Outworkers' Premises | 57 |
| Factories | 28 |
| Smoke Observations | 2 |
| Visits:— | |
| Infectious Diseases | 1,358 |
| Tuberculosis | 129 |
| Housing Act, 1936 (Sec. 62)—Permitted Numbers | 236 |
| Shops Acts | 3,354 |
| Gipsy Vans | 68 |
| Rats | 9,717 |
| Overcrowding | 27 |
| Sub-letting | 1 |
| Piggeries | 10 |
| Stables | 11 |
| Well Water Supplies | 6 |
| Wasps, Beetles, etc. | 146 |
| Other Visits | 1,149 |
| 30,604 |