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

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Enfield 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Table 34 Housing Housing Defects remedied
Nature of Defect
Number
Brickwork, pointing and wallplaster defective
89
Dampness
130
Doors - defective
7
Drains - stopped up
283
Drains - defective or broken
24
Dustbins - defective
2
Floor - defective
31
Guttering and rainwater pipes - defective
70
Paving - broken
3
Refuse Accumulation
6
Roofs - defective
33
Sink Wastes - defective
16
Verminous and dilapidated conditions
54
Water - not provided or disconnected
10
Water-closets - defective
60
Windows - defective or broken
102
Table 35 Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Visits under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
Class of Premises
Number of
Registered
Premises
receiving a
general
inspection
Total visits
of all kinds
to Registered
Premises
Offices
126
919
Retail Shops
213
2,932
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses
73
606
Catering Establishments open to public, Canteens
21
141
433
4,598
Table 36 Factories and Workshops Inspections for purposes of Provisions as to Health
Premises
Number
on
Register
Inspections
Number of
written
Notices
Occupiers
Prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections
1,2,3,4 and 6 are enforced
by Local Authorities
46
23
-
-
(ii) Factories not included in
(i) in which Section 7 is
enforced by the Local
Authority
735
376
12
-
(iii) Other premises in which
Section 7 is enforced by
the Local Authority (excluding
Outworkers'
premises)
39
86
-
-
820
485
12
-
81