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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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32
Cesspools repaired 61
Sink wastes repaired 16
New sinks provided 2
Water-closets—New ones provided 19
New pans provided 29
Apparatus repaired or renewed 38
Water—Cistern provided –
Cisterns cleansed, covered, etc 4
Wells cleansed, repaired, etc 3
Wells closed 7
Water laid on or restored 5
Nuisances—Fowls, etc., removed 1
Manure, etc., removed 4
Ditches, etc., cleaned out
Other nuisances abated—Stoves repaired or renewed 57
Windows repaired or renewed 147
Gipsy vans removed 30
Overcrowding abated 1
Miscellaneous 77
Wasps Nests destroyed 68
Houses demolished 12
| Statutory (Insanitary Conditions) | 159 |
| Informal ( Do. ) | 554 |
| Other Notices (Infectious Diseases) | 4,356 |
| 5,069 | |
| Other Letters sent | 2,396 |
| Number of Certificates issued in connection with plans | Nil |
| Number of Certificates issued in connection with disinfection | 4 |
| Number of Certificates issued in connection with unsound foods | 757 |
| Number of Requisitions for Information dealt with | 2,023 |
| Number of Certificates issued under Rent Restrictions Acts, 1920 to 1939 | 3 |
Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
| Statutory. | Informal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number complied with | 128 | 406 |
| Number outstanding | 31 | 148 |
| 159 | 554 |