Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(d) SUNDRY NUISANCES.
Overcrowding | |
Urgent cases reported to Housing Committee. | |
Smoke - Minor complaints only | |
Accumulation of refuse | |
Foul ditches, ponds etc., and stagnant water | 3 |
Dampness | 92 |
Yards repaired or repaved | 2 |
Leaky roofs and eaves guttering | 103 |
Premises repaired and cleansed | 105 |
Other nuisances | 157 |
(e) DISINFECTION: | |
Premises disinfected: | |
Ordinary notifiable diseases | 101 |
Phthisis | 10 |
Cancer | 22 |
Other diseases | 18 |
Rooms stripped and cleansed ( Section l67, Public Health Act,(1936) | |
Premises treated for vermin | 29 |
Premises treated for other pests | 3 |
(f) SLAUGHTERHOUSES: | |
Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) | 5 |
Contraventions of bye-laws | - |
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933. | |
(vide Livestock (Restriction on Slaughter) Order 1940) | |
Number of licences to slaughter animals issued during the year:- | |
New Licences | Nil |
Renewed Licences | 1 |
FOOD & DRUGS ATC, 1938. | |
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936. | |
MILK & DAIRIES ORDER, 1926. | |
Number of premises on register | 36 |
Number ofLicencesissuedto sell:- | |
(a) Tuberculin Tested Milk | 7 |
(b) Accredited milk | 1 |
(c) Pasteurised milk | 17 |
BAKEHOUSES. | |
Number in district in use | 20 |
Contraventions of Factory Acts | - |