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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Rats | 4,424 |
| Wasps, Beetles, etc. | 586 |
| 5,010 | |
| Samples taken—Water—Wells | 4 |
| Mains | 2 |
| Swimming Baths | 4 |
| Parks' Lakes, etc. | 5 |
| Ice-Cream | 28 |
| Food Utensils (Swabs) | 25 |
| Washing-up water | 9 |
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. | 231 |
| Roofs repaired | 151 |
| Gutters and downpipes repaired | 99 |
| Dampness remedied | 102 |
| Floors repaired | 51 |
| Yards paved or made good | 12 |
| Dustbins provided or renewed | 30 |
| Improvements effected in food storage facilities | 60 |
| Drains—Examined | 391 |
| Cleared by Health Dept. | 131 |
| Tested—Smoke | 30 |
| Water | 14 |
| Repaired, etc. | 101 |
| Vents repaired | 4 |
| Sink wastes repaired | 13 |
| New sinks provided | 9 |
| Water-closets—New ones provided | 4 |
| New pans provided | 25 |
| Apparatus repaired or renewed | 29 |
| Water—Water laid on or restored | 4 |
| Cisterns cleansed, covered, etc. | 4 |
| Wells cleansed, repaired, etc. | 1 |
| Other nuisances abated—-Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed | 31 |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 110 |
| Caravans removed | 74 |
| Wasps Nests destroyed | 72 |
| Ditches cleared | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 87 |