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 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 43INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTSInspections, Interviews and Visits of the Public Health Inspectorate

TABLE 43

INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

Inspections, Interviews and Visits of the Public Health Inspectorate

Animal Welfare31
Bacteriological Samples647
Betting and Gaming, Licensing Acts, Employment Agencies161
Caravans329
Clean Air Act13,543
Drainage Works1,195
Explosives Act373
Factories and Workplaces439
Food and Drugs1,321
Food Premises2,422
Hawkers, Vehicles and Stores1,305
Housing and Public Health Acts — Initial Inspections8,911
Housing and Public Health Acts — Other Inspections3,671
Houses in Multiple Occupation315
Infectious Diseases1,004
Interviews916
Milk Distributors and Dairymen345
Noise Nuisances392
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act4,426
Pharmacy and Poisons358
Rodent Control1,023
Shops Act2,754
Miscellaneous2,016
47,897

Table: TABLE 44INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTSSummary of Complaints and Requests for Visits Received

TABLE 44

INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

Summary of Complaints and Requests for Visits Received

Accumulation of Refuse57
Bees30
Blocked or Defective Drains1,300
Bonfires42
Dampness in Premises257
Defective Water Closets199
Defective Water Fittings32
Defective Roofs136
Improvement Grants86
Insanitary or Defective Condition of Premises192
Insect Infestations97
Noise Nuisance76
Pigeons22
Rats or Mice1,630
Scabies23
Smoke Nuisance (Including Clean Air Act inquiries)293
Squirrels18
Unsatisfactory Housing Conditions Including Overcrowding16
Unsound Food85
Verminous Premises36
Wasps230
Miscellaneous430
5,287