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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| Rats and Mice | 4,127 |
| Wasps, etc. | 236 |
| 4,363 | |
| Samples taken—Water—Wells and Main Supply | 8 |
| Swimming Baths | 10 |
| Ice-Cream | 16 |
| Other foods | 10 |
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. 308
Roofs repaired 162
Gutters and downpipes repaired 126
Dampness remedied 96
Floors repaired 21
Yards paved or made good 12
Dustbins provided or renewed 14
Improvements effected in food premises 13
Drains—Examined 720
Cleared by Health Dept. 183
Tested—Smoke 42
Water 10
Repaired, etc. 42
Vents repaired 6
Sink wastes repaired 14
New sinks provided 6
Water-closets—New pans provided 70
Apparatus repaired or renewed 76
Water—Water laid on or restored 44
Other nuisances abated—Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed 13
Windows repaired or renewed 86
Doors repaired 40
Caravans removed 478
Ditches cleared 3
Miscellaneous 85