Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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B/fwd 14,986
Food Inspections 172
Moveable Dwellings 391
Rats 629
Piggeries 83
Stables 18
Well and Main Water Supplies 4
Swimming Pools 8
Paddling Pools in Parks 6
Atmospheric Pollution 117
Cesspools 112
Other Visits 1,379
17,905
Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff :—
Rats 4,850
Wasps, Beetles, etc 45
4,895
Samples taken—Water—Wells 4
Mains 4
Swimming Baths 4
Parks Lakes, etc. 3
Ice-Cream 23
The following list of repairs executed during the course of the
year shows that the defects found as a result of the Public Health
Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. 178
Roofs repaired 164
Gutters and downpipes repaired 106
Dampness remedied 118
Floors repaired 48
Yards paved or made good 17
Dustbins provided or renewed 55
Improvements effected in Food premises 122