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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
Brentford 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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The following is a list of houses and premises, the drains of which have been reconstructed during the year:-
| Situation of Premises. | No. of Premises. | Materials used in construction. | Remarks. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnectingand , access chambers. | Intercepting traps fixed. | Fresh air inlets. | Gullies. | Ventilation shafts. | Soil pipes fixed. | Pedestal and other , w.c.'s fixed. | Water-olosets demolished. | New water-closets erected. | |||
| No. 214, High Street | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Iron pipes under house. | |
| wo. 296, High Street | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Iron pipes under house. | |
| Nos. 212 and 213, High Street .. — | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Connecting to existing drain in passage. | |
| No. 248, High Street | 1 | l | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| No. 183, High Street | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Iron pipes under house. | |
| Bangor Rd. Engineering | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Works .. | 1 | 2 | l | l | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Drain previously connected to surface water culvert. |
| No. 1, Orchard Road | 1 | 2 | l | I | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | w.c repaired and new | ||
| Nos. 9 and 10, Orchard Road | 2 | 3 | I | I | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | roof constructed. Iron pipes under house. |
| Stable belonging to King's Arms Public House | 1 | 2 | I | I | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | New stables erected. |
| Nos. 236 and 237, High Street | 2 | 3 | l | I | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iron pipes under house. |
| Nos 2 and 3, Orchard Road | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||||
| St. Paul's Mission 411, High Street and | 1 | 1 | I | I | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Stables . | 1 | 1 | l | I | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | New Scullery and Stables erected. |
| Totals | Ifr | IO | IO | 28 | 12 | I | 16 | ||||
In 5 instances applications were made under Section 41 of
the Public Health Act, 1875, to examine the drains of 7 houses, and
the drains in five cases were entirely reconstructed.
In the construction of new drains, stoneware or heavy ironcoated
pipes laid in concrete are always used. Means for procuring
the efficient ventilation of drains are provided and they are disconnected
from the sewer by the use of an intercepting trap.
The hydraulic test is applied to all new drains before and after
the filling in of the ground and the soil and ventilating pipes are
tested by air pressure.
Plans, in all cases, are insisted upon, and these, which are kept
and filed, form a complete record of the work carried out in the
District.