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

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Enfield 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Food Inspections222
Movable Dwellings386
Rats611
Piggeries32
Stables9
Well and Mains Water Supplies19
Swimming Pools16
Ice-Cream supplies32
Paddling Pools in Parks19
Atmospheric Pollution135
Fireguard Regulations, 19545
Wasps' Nests3
Pet Animals Act, 195114
Cesspools96
Other Visits398
18,865

Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff:—

Rats4,190
Wasps, Beetles, etc.92
23,147

Samples taken—Water—Wells 5
Mains 14
Swimming Baths 4
Parks Lakes, etc. 2
Ice-Cream 16
Eggs 6
Miscellaneous Foodstuffs 16

The following list of repairs executed during the course of the year shows that the defects found as the result of the Public Health Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.

Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc.251
Roofs repaired261
Gutters and downpipes repaired144
Dampness remedied167
Floors repaired78
Yards paved or made good17
Dustbins provided or renewed42
Food stores provided1
Improvements effected in Food premises889