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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Tested—Smoke50
Water16
Reconstructed17
Repaired, etc.247
Vents provided2
Vents repaired4
Cesspools abolished6
Sink wastes repaired12
New sinks provided2
Water-closets—New ones provided5
New pans provided43
Apparatus repaired or renewed57
Water—Water laid on or restored35
Nuisances—Manure, etc., removed3
Ditches, etc., cleaned out2
Other nuisances abated—Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed33
Windows repaired or renewed123
Caravans removed54
Overcrowding abated1
Miscellaneous69
Wasps Nests destroyed92
Houses demolished3
Houses or parts of houses closed or vacated16

Table: FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955Improvements carried out during the year:—

FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955

Improvements carried out during the year:—

Wash-hand basins installed258
Sinks installed119
Hot-water installed221
Lockers installed39
Counter or Window screening installed112
Cleansing and repairing carried out120
Lighting and ventilation improved15
Water supply laid on5