London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Enfield 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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B/fwd .. 21,145
Food Inspections 158
Gipsy Vans 73
Rats 7,095
Overcrowding 32
Sub-letting —
Piggeries 44
Stables 25
Well Water Supplies 15
Wasps, Beetles, etc. 113
Other Visits 708
28,408
Samples taken—Water—Wells 17
Mains, etc. 9
Subsoil Water 1
Swimming Baths 7
Parks Lakes etc 6
Milk 25
Ice-Cream 32
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. 393
Roofs repaired 378
Gutters and downpipes repaired 951
Downpipes disconnected from drains —
Dampness remedied 228
Ventilation provided under floors
Floors repaired 70
Yards paved or made good 12
Rooms stripped, etc., after infectious disease —
Dustbins provided or renewed 39
Food stores provided —
Food stores cleansed, etc. —
Drains—Examined 251
Tested—Smoke 41
Water 19
Reconstructed 12
Repaired, etc. 189
Vents provided —
Vents repaired 9
Cesspools abolished —
Sink wastes repaired 24