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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Mains | 4 |
| Swimming Baths | 5 |
| Parks Lakes etc. | 15 |
| Milk | 15 |
| Water-cress | 8 |
| Ice-Cream | 40 |
| Rag Flock | Nil |
The following list of repairs executed during the course of the year shows that the defects found as the result of the Sanitary Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. | 432 |
| Roofs repaired | 428 |
| Gutters and downpipes repaired | 204 |
| Downpipes disconnected from drains | 6 |
| Dampness remedied | 225 |
| Ventilation provided under floors | 8 |
| Floors repaired | 80 |
| Yards paved or made good | 15 |
| Rooms stripped, etc., after infectious disease | Nil |
| Dustbins provided or renewed | 46 |
| Food stores provided | Nil |
| Food stores cleansed, etc. | 2 |
| Drains—Examined | 191 |
| Tested—Smoke | 35 |
| Water | 4 |
| Reconstructed | 1 |
| Repaired, etc. | 119 |
| Vents provided | Nil |
| Vents repaired | 4 |
| Cesspools abolished | Nil |
| Sink wastes repaired | 33 |
| New sinks provided | 8 |
| Washing facilities provided in food-stores | 1 |
| Water-closets—New ones provided | 31 |
| Provided with flushing cistern or water supply | Nil |
| Repaired | 89 |
| Water—Cistern provided | 1 |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered, etc. | 1 |
| Wells cleansed, repaired, etc. | Nil |
| Water laid on or restored | 7 |
| Nuisances—Fowls, etc., removed | 1 |
| Manure, etc., removed | 3 |
| Ditches, etc., cleaned out | Nil |