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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| B/fwd .. | 10,766 | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Conveniences | 318 | |
| Ice-Cream Shops | 231 | |
| Schools | 86 | |
| Cinemas, Halls, etc. | 17 | |
| Fair-grounds | 5 | |
| Hairdressers | 13 | |
| Slaughterhouses | 466 | |
| Milkshops and Dairies | 95 | |
| Food Preparing Premises | 1,043 | |
| Food Hawkers' Stands | 30 | |
| Food Hawkers (Storage) | 35 | |
| Bakehouses | 52 | |
| Outworkers' Premises | 18 | |
| Factories | 84 | |
| Smoke Observations | 146 | |
| Visits:— | ||
| Infectious Diseases | 1,132 | |
| Tuberculosis | 4 | |
| Housing Act, 1936 (Sec. 62)—Permitted Numbers | 52 | |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 53 | |
| Improvements Grants | 431 | |
| Builder's Notices | 29 | |
| Exhumations | 3 | |
| Food Inspections | 174 | |
| Movable Dwellings | 167 | |
| Rats | 530 | |
| Overcrowding | 21 | |
| Piggeries | 37 | |
| Stables | 15 | |
| Well Water Supplies | 8 | |
| Paddling Pools in Parks | 12 | |
| Atmospheric Pollution | 40 | |
| Fireguard Regulations, 1954 | 2 | |
| Other Visits | 374 | |
| 16,489 | ||
| Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff:— | ||
| Rats | 6,125 | |
| Wasps, Beetles, etc. | 166 | |
| 22,780 | ||
| Samples taken—Water—Wells | 3 | |
| Mains, etc. | 8 | |
| Swimming Baths | 4 | |
| Parks Lakes etc. | 2 | |