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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 43 INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS Inspections, Interviewas and Visits of the Public Health Inspectorate

TABLE 43 INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS Inspections, Interviewas and Visits of the Public Health Inspectorate

Animal Welfare182
Bacteriological Samples694
Betting and Gaming, Licensed Premises, Employment Agencies176
Caravans546
Clean Air14,222
Drainage Works1,985
Factories and Workplaces548
Food and Drugs1,355
Food Premises4,256
Hairdressers' Premises333
Hawkers (Vehicles and Stores)1,485
Housing Purchase Advances809
Housing and Public Health: Initial Inspections9.816
Other Inspections3.904
Houses in Multiple Occupation453
Infectious Diseases1,810
Interviews1.127
Merchandise Marks1.453
Milk Distributors and Dairymen239
Noise Nuisances Offices and Shops884 2,356
Rodent Control1,212
Shops2,848
Miscellaneous2,740
TOTAL55.433

Table: TABLE 44 INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS Summary of Complaints and Requests for Visits

TABLE 44 INSPECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS Summary of Complaints and Requests for Visits

Accumulation of Refuse43
Animal Welfare Bees14 4
Blocked or Defective Drains1,806
Dampness in Premisesno
Defective Water Closets152
Defective Water rittings13
Defective Roofs76
Improvement Grants74
Insanitary or Defective Conditions of Premises119
Insect Infestation100
Noise Nuisance59
Pigeons30
Rats or Mice1,316
Scabies32
Smoke Nuisance and Clean Air Inquiries176
Squirrels19
Unsatisfactory Housing Conditions Including Overcrowding23
Unsound Food82
Verminous Premises17
Wasps169
Miscellaneous654
TOTAL5,088