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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Tables relating to the Environmental Health Service
29 Water Supply: Chemical and mineral analysis
30 Water Supply: Bacteriological results
31 Water Supply: Representative sample
32 Smoke Control Areas
33 Food and Drugs : Samples submitted to public analyst
34 Food and Drugs : Ice-cream—bacteriological examination
35 Food and Drugs : Milk—bacteriological examination
36 Food and Drugs: Prosecutions
37 Housing : Inspections and defects
38 Housing: Defects remedied
39 Shops and Offices
40 Factories and Workshops: Inspection
41 Factories and Workshops : Defects found
42 Inspections and Complaints :
Inspections, interviews and visits of public health inspectorate
43 Inspections and Complaints : Summary of complaints
Summary
water Supply
Number of chemical and mineral samples 491
Number of bacteriological samples:
Before treatment 10,504
After treatment 5,071
smoke Control Areas
Number of premises (total to end of 1970) 74,250
Acreage (total to end of 1970) 16,820
Food and Drugs
Number of samples analysed 712
Number of samples of ice-cream bacteriologically examined 30
Number of samples of milk bacteriologically examined 172
Number of samples of milk analysed in Department's own
laboratory 184
Housing
Number of dwelling houses inspected 17,856
Number of housing defects remedied 3,413
Shops and offices
Number of visits to registered premises 4,325
Factories and Workshops
Number of inspections 497
Number of defects found 11
Number of defects remedied 3
inspections and Complaints
Number of inspections and visits 59,830
Number of complaints and requests for visits 10,295
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