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1928
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Provisional Orders Confirmation Act of 1929, the Joint Board
was dissolved from 1st April, 1929, and the duties of the Board
transferred to the Middlesex County Council.
Tuberculosis.—The Tuberculosis scheme is administered
by the Middlesex County Council, which has sanatoria at Clare
Hall and Harefield.
Poor Law.—The Parish is part of the Brentford Poor Law
Union. The Union Infirmary, named the Middlesex Hospital, is
situated in Isleworth.
Child Welfare Consultation Centres.—
(a)—Church Road. (b)—Palmerston Road.
Every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2.0 p.m.
(c)—East Acton School. Alternate Thursdays.
Ante-Natal Consultation Centre.—School Clinic 2nd and
4th Wednesday.
Day Nursery.—169, Bollo Bridge Road.
School Clinic.—Adjoining Municipal Offices.
The above are provided and maintained by the Borough
Council.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.—School Clinic on Tuesday at
5 p. m. and Thursday at 10.30 a. m.
Treatment Centres for Venereal Diseases.—Various
Hospitals in London.
The two latter are provided by the Middlesex County
Council.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.—All the inhabited houses are supplied from the
mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
Drainage and Sewerage.—By arrangement with the
County Council the sewerage is discharged into the London
Sewers. Storm water is filtered and emptied into the Thames.
Closet Accommodation.—All the inhabited houses are
provided with water closets and are drained into the main
sewerage system. One small factory situated near the canal bank
in an isolated position has its closet emptying into a cesspool.
Refuse Collection.—The collection of house refuse is
carried out direct by the Council, and the whole of the refuse is
burnt in the Council's Refuse Destructor. Last year 17,430 tons
of refuse was burnt.