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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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NOTICES ISSUED
Public Health Act: Statutory (Insanitary Conditions) 84
Do. Informal ( Do. ) 301
Do. Infectious Diseases 445
Housing Act: Informal 3
Do. Formal 4
Food and Drugs Act and Informal 14
Food Hygiene Regulations.
Clean Air Act: Informal 2
Do. Formal 83
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 1
937
Number of Requisitions for Information dealt with 3,152
Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
Statutory. Informal.
Number complied with 157 326
Number outstanding 96 247
INTERVIEWS
A considerable amount of the time of the staff of the Health
Department is taken up in interviewing members of the public
who call at the offices for advice on matters concerning health
and complaints as to the condition of their houses.
DISINFECTION
Number of houses disinfected after infectious disease 44
Number of articles of clothing, bedding, etc., disinfected 576
Number of Library books disinfected 661
Number of articles of clothing, bedding, etc., destroyed 98
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS
ACT, 1951.
There are four premises in Enfield which are registered under
this Act.