Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Rats | 762 |
Overcrowding | 16 |
Piggeries | 25 |
Stables | 17 |
Well Water Supplies | 8 |
Other Visits | 369 |
Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff :— | 17,195 |
Rats | 4,720 |
Wasps, Beetles, etc. | 68 |
21,783 |
Samples taken—Water—Wells 8
Mains, etc 14
Swimming Baths 19
Parks Lakes etc 21
Milk (Liquid) 10
Do. (Dried) 2
Ice-Cream 60
Rag Flock Nil
Miscellaneous Foodstuffs 9
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 238
Roofs repaired 237
Gutters and downpipes repaired 113
Downpipes disconnected from drains –
Dampness remedied 117
Ventilation provided under floors –
Floors repaired 39
Yards paved or made good 8
Dustbins provided or renewed 63
Food stores provided –
Food stores cleansed, etc –
Drains—Examined 221
Tested—Smoke 43
Water 20
Reconstructed 11
Repaired, etc 202
Vents provided 1
Vents repaired 5
Cesspools abolished –