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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The following list shows the number of defects remedied during the year as a result of notices served:-
Brickwork, repaired. | 18 |
Choked drains,, unstopped | 53 |
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good | 15 |
Ceilings, repaired and made good | 98 |
Doors and frames, repaired | 15 |
Dustbins, supplied | 14 |
Dampness in walls, remedied | 200 |
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc, provided | 23 |
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed | 71 |
Floors, joists and staircases repaired or renewed | 81 |
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out | 38 |
Inspection covers and frames renewed | 15 |
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired | 163 |
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good | 158 |
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed | 11 |
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed | 6 |
Sinks replaced | - |
Seats to W.C. s, repaired or renewed | 8 |
Waste water preventers, repaired or renewed | - |
Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated | 7 |
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed | 15 |
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed | 141 |
W. Csreplaced | 41 |
Yard Paving, repaired and made good | 5 |
Miscellaneous items | 25 |
TOTAL | 1,221 |
In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the year under the supervision of the Public Health Department:-
Drains tested (smoke) | 37 |
New soil pipe ventilators fixed | 2 |
New interceptors fixed | 1 |
New surface water and soil gullies fixed | 2 |
New manholes constructed | 4 |
Manholes reconstructed or repaired | 5 |
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid | 29 |
Soil main drains repaired or, relaid | 10 |
New W. C. s provided and fixed | 17 |
New sinks provided and fixed. | 4 |
New sewer connections | 1 |
New manhole covers fixed | 4 |
New surface water lengths fixed | 1 |
Baths installed (new) | 2 |
Lavatory Basins installed (new) | 2 |
Drain ventilators fixed | 1 |
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