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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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(29) Clean air: smoke control areas
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(Area of Borough 20,061 acres; number of premises at 31st December, 1972: 110,686)
| Area | No. of premises included (at date of declaration) | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Areas in operation: Enfield 1 - 5 inclusive | 12,010 | 8,292 |
| Edmonton 1 - 7 inclusive | 20,000 | 2,263 |
| Southgate 1 - 5 inclusive | 9,033 | 1,940 |
| London Borough of Enfield 11-17 inclusive | 33,207 | 4,325 |
| 74,250 | 16,820 | |
| (b) Order made to come into operation in 1973: London Borough of Enfield 18: Church Street, Town Road, Picketts Lock Lane, Enfield/Waltham Forest boundary, Enfield/Haringey boundary, Angel Road, Fore Street, Victoria Road | 3,176 | 1,046 |
(30) Food and drugs: samples submitted to public analyst
| Samples | Procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Baby foods | 6 | 1 |
| Beverages, fruit juices, syrups, etc | 53 | 9 |
| Biscuits | 25 | 4 |
| Bread | 7 | 2 |
| Butter and margarine | 11 | — |
| Cakes | 24 | 4 |
| Cereals | 15 | 2 |
| Cheese | 19 | 3 |
| Coffee | 4 | — |
| Confectionery | 38 | 6 |
| Cooking fats, including lard, etc | 7 | 1 |
| Cooking oil | 2 | — |
| Cream | 9 | 1 |
| Dessert products | 41 | 11 |
| Drugs | 16 | 6 |
| Fish and fish products | 26 | 7 |
| Flour | 5 | — |
| Fruit (all kinds) | 31 | 5 |
| Jams and preserves | 32 | 4 |
| Jelly | 3 | — |
| Meat and meat products | 70 | 10 |
| Milk (various) | 26 | 7 |
| Nuts | 3 | — |
| Salt, mustard and pepper | 4 | — |
| Sauces and pickles | 51 | 17 |
| Soup | 24 | 4 |
| Spices, etc | 21 | 6 |
| Sugar | 5 | — |
| Tea | 4 | — |
| Vegetables (fresh and canned) | 41 | 10 |
| Miscellaneous | 42 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 124 (16%) |