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Enfield 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SANITARY INSPECTORS' INSPECTIONS AND VISITS
The following report, in condensed form, gives details of the
work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1953.
The total number of inspections made during the year for all
purposes was 21,983.
The following table shows the number of inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
| Inspections of Premises:— | No. of Inspections |
|---|---|
| Housing Act, 1936 | 127 |
| Infectious Disease | 477 |
| Tuberculosis | 107 |
| Complaint or otherwise | 10,795 |
| Vermin | 264 |
| Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act | 6 |
| Pet Animals Act | 16 |
| Public Conveniences | 347 |
| Ice-Cream Shops | 347 |
| Schools | 35 |
| Cinemas, Halls, etc. | 41 |
| Fair-grounds | 5 |
| Hairdressers | 20 |
| Milkshops and Dairies | 130 |
| Food Preparing Premises | 1,255 |
| Food Hawkers' Stands | 39 |
| Food Hawkers (Storage) | 66 |
| Bakehouses | 65 |
| Outworkers' Premises | 17 |
| Factories | 45 |
| Smoke Observations | 169 |
| Visits:— | |
| Infectious Diseases | 1,123 |
| Tuberculosis | 42 |
| Housing Act, 1936 (Sec. 62)—Permitted Numbers | 36 |
| Shops Act | 29 |
| Improvements Grants | 152 |
| Builder's Notices | 21 |
| Exhumations | 2 |
| Food Inspections | 157 |
| Gipsy Vans | 63 |
| C/fwd | 15,998 |