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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 37HOUSING Housing Defects Remedied

TABLE 37

HOUSING Housing Defects Remedied

Nature of DefectAction TakenNumber
Brickwork, pointing and wallplaster defectiveRepaired or renewed176
DampnessRemedied162
Doors — defectiveRepaired or renewed28
Drains — stopped upCleared1,606
Drains — defective or brokenRepaired or renewed10
Dustbins — defectiveRenewed1
Floor — defectiveRepaired61
Guttering and rainwater pipes defectiveRepaired or renewed108
Roofs — defectiveRepaired130
Sink wastes — defectiveRepaired17
Verminous and dilapidated conditionsCleansed or repaired77
Water — not provided or disconnectedLaid on or restored11
Water-closets — defectiveRepaired or renewed49
Water-closets — defective or broken pansRenewed8
Windows — defective or brokenRepaired or renewed172