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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Drains—Examined 316
Tested—Smoke 28
Water 17
Reconstructed 14
Repaired, etc. 163
Vents repaired 5
Sink wastes repaired 12
New sinks provided 7
Water-closets—New ones provided 6
New pans provided 23
Apparatus repaired or renewed 47
Water—Water laid on or restored 11
Cisterns cleansed, covered, etc. l
Wells cleansed, repaired, etc. 1
Nuisances—Manure, etc., removed 3
Other nuisances abated—Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed 17
Windows repaired or renewed 107
Caravans removed 16
Miscellaneous 137
Wasps Nests destroyed 39
Fowls removed 1
NOTICES ISSUED
Statutory (Insanitary Conditions) 168
Informal (Do.) (P.H. Act) 523
Informal (Insanitary Conditions) (Housing Act) —
Informal—Food and Drugs Act and Food Hygiene
Regulations 185
Other Notices (Infectious Diseases) 2,878
3,754