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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Drains—Examined 247
Tested—Smoke 37
Water 14
Reconstructed 10
Repaired, etc. 216
Vents provided 1
Vents repaired 30
Sink wastes repaired 25
New sinks provided 2
Water-closets—New ones provided 4
New pans provided 35
Apparatus repaired or renewed 49
Water—Water laid on or restored 14
Nuisances—Manure, etc., removed 3
Ditches, etc., cleaned out 3
Other nuisances abated—Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed 25
Windows repaired or renewed 139
Caravans removed 81
Overcrowding abated 1
Miscellaneous 78
Wasps Nests destroyed 95
Houses demolished 3
Houses or parts of houses closed or vacated 34
NOTICES ISSUED
Statutory (Insanitary Conditions) 74
Informal (Do.) (P.H. Act) 345
Informal (Insanitary Conditions) (Housing Act) 29
Informal—Food and Drugs Act and Food Hygiene
Regulations 158
Other Notices (Infectious Diseases) 3,464
4,070