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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: HOUSING Table 42 Housing Defects Remedied

HOUSING Table 42 Housing Defects Remedied

Nature of defect remediedNo.
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc.147
Roofs repaired184
Gutters and downpipes repaired155
Dampness remedied152
Floors repaired60
Yards paved or made good9
Dustbins provided or renewed21
Drains—examined1,368
—cleared by Health Department966
—repaired, etc.68
Sink wastes repaired29
Water-closets—new pans provided68
—apparatus repaired or renewed60
Water—water laid on or restored23
Other nuisances—stoves, etc., repaired or renewed19
—windows, repaired or renewed69
—doors, repaired or renewed26
—accumulations of refuse removed27

Table: SHOPS and OFFICES Table 43Visits Under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

SHOPS and OFFICES Table 43

Visits Under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Class of PremisesNumber of Registered Premises receiving a general inspectionTotal Visits of all kinds to Registered Premises
Offices312
Retail Shops1,029
2,880
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses55
Catering Establishments Open to Public, Canteens106
Fuel Storage Depots5
1,5072,880