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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
Heston and Isleworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Offensive Trades:
| Number of businesses established in the district | 10 |
| Number of businesses newly established during the year | 2 |
| Number of inspections made | 86 |
| Inspection of Food: | |
| Number of meat inspections | 307 |
| Number of fish inspections | 205 |
| Number of provision inspections | 145 |
| Number of greengrocery and fruit inspections | 399 |
| Number of hawker's foodstuff inspections | 184 |
| Number of other premises inspected | 11 |
| Unsound Food: | |
| Number of articles (233) and parcels (26) surrendered | 309 |
| Number of organs or parts surrendered during | |
| slaughtering | 15 |
| Water Supply and Water Service: | |
| Number of supplies provided | 2 |
| Number of cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. | 12 |
| Number of draw taps connected direct to main | 104 |
| Number of water service pipes or taps repaired | 16 |
| Approximate percentage of houses supplied on constant | 99 95 |
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| Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements etc., of existing buildings: Water Closets: | |
| Number of water closets provided or re-constructed | 2 |
| Number of walls, etc. cleansed | 99 |
| Number repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 203 |
| Number of apparatus cleansed or unstopped | 51 |
| Approximate percentage of houses provided with water closets | 98 |
| Sinks: | |
| Number of new sinks provided | 5 |
| Number of sinks repaired, improved or trapped | 27 |