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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 and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Foul ditches, ponds, etc., and stagnant water 2
Dampness 268
Yards repaired or repaved 68
Leaky roofs and eaves guttering 364
Premises repaired and cleansed 873
Other nuisances 867
(e) Disinfection.
Premises disinfected:
Ordinary notifiable diseases 475
Phthisis 27
Other diseases 15
Rooms stripped and cleansed (Section 5, Infectious
Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890)
Premises treated for vermin 119
(f) Slaughter-Houses.
Number on Register (including 1 Knacker's Yard) 7
Inspections made periodically at time of slaughter.
Contraventions of Bye-laws
Number of animals slaughtered in district during the
year:
Oxen 265
Sheep and Lambs 1597
Pigs 662
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Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
Cowsheds —
Number of Dairy premises registered 48
Number of Dairymen registered 42
Number of Purveyors of Milk (selling in sealed
containers only) 24
Number of licences issued to sell:
(a) " Certified" Milk 2
(b) "Grade 'A' (Tuberculin Tested) Milk" 5
(c) "Grade 'A' Milk " 1
(d) "Pasteurised" Milk 14
Number of Pasteuriser's Licences issued 1