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Brentford and Chiswick 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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HOUSING CONDITIONS OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS
NOTIFIED DURING 1955
The housing conditions of 86 of the 94 new cases of tuberculosis were found
to be as follows: -
84 patients lived in sufficiently satisfactory housing accommodation, 36
in flats, 23 in houses, 23 in lodgings or furnished rooms, 1 in an institution
and 1 in a prefabricated house.
In 2 cases there was overcrowding,, The housing particulars of 8 cases were
not obtainable either because of removal of patients to other districts or because
of resistance of patients to home visiting,
14 new notifications came from homes already returning one or more cases
of tuberculosis. None of these came from houses classed as unsatisfactory or
dilapidated. There have been 4 notifications of tuberculosis from one house,
1 of them being submitted in 1955
38 cases were inward transfers from other districts and, therefore, had
not developed their illness while resident in Brentford and Chiswick,
The position regarding cases living in unsatisfactory or overcrowded conditions, outstanding from previous years, is as follows:-
| year | Cases | No. where Conditions improved |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3 | 1 |
| 1953 | 7 | - |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 3 | 1 |
| 1950 | 3 | 2 |
FOOD CONTROL
NUMBER AND TYPE OF FOOD PREMISES IN THE BOROUGH
Bakers and Confectioners 23
Butchers 39
Club Canteens 30
Confectioners (Sweets) 85
Cafes, Restaurants, Dining Rooms & Snack Bars 143
Factory and Staff Canteens . 63
Fishmongers . 19
Greengrocers and Fruiterers 57
Grocers and Provisions and General Stores 108
Ice Cream Manufacturers 4
Public Houses and Off Licences 74
School Canteens 15
Total 660
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