London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Enfield 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Nature of Defect
Number
Table 38
Housing
Housing Defects
Remedied
Brickwork, pointing and wallplaster defective
95
Dampness
134
Doors — defective
14
Drains — stopped up
2,597
Drains — defective or broken
16
Dustbins — defective
1
Floor — defective
41
Guttering and rainwater pipes — defective
92
Paving — broken
8
Refuse Accumulation
18
Roofs — defective
130
Sink Wastes — defective
14
Verminous and dilapidated conditions
67
Water — not provided or disconnected
8
Water-closets — defective
49
Water-closets — defective or broken pans
8
Windows — defective or broken
121
Class of Premises
Number of
Registered
Premises
receiving a
general
inspection
Total visits
of all kinds
to Registered
Premises
Table 39
Shops and Offices
Visits under Offices,
Shops and Railway
Premises Act 1963
Offices
152
933
Retail Shops
235
2,648
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses
44
547
Catering Establishments open to public, Canteens .
36
195
Fuel Storage Depots
—
2
467
4,325
Premises
Number
on
Register
Inspections
Number of
written
Notices
Occupiers
Prosecuted
Table 40
Factories and
Workshops
inspections for
purposes of
Provisions as to Health
(i) Factories in which Sections 1,
2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced
by Local Authorities
59
56
—
—
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in
which Section 7 is enforced by
the Local Authority
744
257
3
—
(iii) Other premises in which Section
7 is enforced by the
Local Authority (excluding Outworkers'
premises)
41
112
—
—
844
425
3
—
91