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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
Uxbridge 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge RDC]
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SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR 1913.
| Cowley. | Harefield. | Hillingdon. | Ickenham. | Northolt. | W. Drayton | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies and Milk Shops.— | |||||||
| Number on Register | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Number of Inspections made | 8 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 100 |
| Offensive Trades:— | |||||||
| Number of Premises in District | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 |
| Number of Inspections made | – | – | 3 | – | 12 | – | 15 |
| Water Supply and Water Service:— | |||||||
| – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service | 95 | 80 | 95 | 80 | 95 | 90 | – |
| Percentage of Houses supplied on Constant System | 95 | 80 | 95 | 80 | 95 | 90 | – |
| From Local Wells | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | 11 |
| Drainage and Sewerage of Existing Buildings :— | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets | 95 | 80 | 95 | 80 | 95 | 90 | – |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
| Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c. | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 8 |
| New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted | – | 1 | – | I | – | – | 2 |
| Reconstructed | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| ‡ Cesspools: Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, &c | 12 | 82 | 30 | – | 5 | 10 | 139 |
| Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers | 95 | 50 | 90 | – | – | 95 | – |
| Disinfection:— | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Phthisis | 1 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 12 |
| Rooms Stripped and Cleansed | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Phthisis | — | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| * Include 9 new. ‡ Emptying only. One Cow observed to be apparently diseased and voluntarily killed by Owner. | |||||||