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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Statutory (Insanitary Conditions) | 183 |
| Informal ( Do. ) (P.H. Act) | 475 |
| Informal (Insanitary Conditions) (Housing Act) | 25 |
| Informal—Food and Drugs Act and Food Hygiene Regulations | 383 |
| Other Notices (Infectious Diseases) | 1,786 |
| 2,852 |
Other Letters sent 2,383
Number of Certificates issued in connection with plans Nil
Number of Certificates issued in connection with disinfection
15
Number of Certificates issued in connection with unsound
foods 719
Number of Requisitions for Information dealt with 2,189
Number of Certificates of Disrepair issued under Housing
Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 11
Number of Revocations of Certificates of Disrepair issued
under Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 11
Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
| Statutory. | Informal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number complied with | 163 | 361 |
| Number outstanding | 20 | 139 |
| 183 | 500 |
INTERVIEWS
A considerable amount of the time of the staff of the Health
Department is taken up in interviewing members of the public
who call at the offices for advice on matters concerning health
and complaints as to the condition of their houses.