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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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BOROUGH OF BRENTFORD AND CHISWICK. HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR 1935.
| STREET OR ROAD. | Number of Inspections. | Houses let in two Tenements. | Houses let in three Tenements. | Houses let in four Tenements. | Number of Inhabitants. | Number of Living Rooms. | Number of Sleeping Rooms. | Average Number of | NUISANCES AND SANITARY DEFECTS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Defective Drains. | Defective Connections. | Choked Drains. | Defective Soil Pipes and Drain Ventilators: | Defective Fresh Air Inlets. | Absence of, and Broken Manhole Covers, etc. | Absence of, and Leaky and Defective Sinks. | Defective Water-closets. | Water Supply to W.C.'s. | Leaky Roofs. | Defective Eaves Guttering. | Defective Waste, Rainwater Pipes. etc. | Dampness in Walls, Floors, etc. | Insufficient Ashpits. | Defective Paving of Yards, Outhouses, etc. | Improper Situation of, or Construction of Drinking Water Cisterns. | Premises requiring Repair ing and Cleansing. | Overcrowding. | Nuisances from Keeping Animals, etc. | Accumulations of Stagnant Water. | Accumulations of Offensive Matter, Manure, etc. | Other Defects. | ||||||||||||
| Adults. | Children. | TOTAL. | Persons per House, in cluding Children. | Living and Sleeping Rooms per House. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Grove | 34 | 8 | 1 | — | 137 | 38 | 175 | 80 | 102 | 5.1 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Dale Street | 82 | 42 | — | — | 358 | 47 | 405 | 246 | 241 | 5.0 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | — | — | 44 | — | — | 3 | — | 40 |
| Devonshire Place | 25 | — | — | — | 79 | 8 | 87 | 48 | 50 | 3.5 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Devonshire Street | 30 | — | 1 | — | 111 | 18 | 129 | 52 | 57 | 4.3 | 3.6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Eastbury Grove | 45 | 3 | 1 | — | 261 | 53 | 314 | 124 | 152 | 7.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| Hogarth Place | 18 | 4 | — | — | 76 | 7 | 83 | 46 | 56 | 4.6 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Hunt Street | 17 | 9 | — | — | 82 | 27 | 109 | 44 | 55 | 6.4 | 5.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| Totals | 251 | 66 | 8 | — | 1104 | 198 | 1302 | 640 | 713 | — | — | 3 | ! | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 9 | 6 | — | 133 | — | — | 4 | — | 122 | |
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| Chiswick Common Road | 34 | 8 | — | — | 113 | 31 | 144 | 66 | 78 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
| Chiswick Road | 31 | 6 | 4 | — | 130 | 24 | 154 | 73 | 101 | 5.0 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Cressy Avenue | 28 | — | — | — | 115 | 53 | 168 | 30 | 82 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dewsbury Crescent | 41 | — | — | — | 103 | 36 | 139 | 41 | 50 | 3.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 134 | 14 | 4 | — | 461 | 144 | 605 | 210 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | 62 |
| WESTERN DISTRICT, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braemar Road | 53 | — | — | — | 169 | 23 | 192 | 115 | 129 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | 30 | — | — | — | ||
| Brook Road | 66 | 9 | — | — | 218 | 39 | 257 | 143 | 177 | 4.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| Green Dragon Lane | 44 | — | — | — | 152 | 11 | 163 | 90 | 100 | 3.7 | 4.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 45 |
| Layton Road | 47 | 9 | — | — | 191 | 20 | 211 | 105 | 124 | 4.5 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | _ | 2 | 1?, | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 30 |
| Orchard Road | 63 | — | — | — | 205 | 32 | 237 | 125 | 173 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 74 |
| Totals | 273 | 18 | — | — | 935 | 125 | 1060 | 578 | 703 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 11 | 29 | 79 | 18 | 30 | 71 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 159 | — | — | — | — | 216 |
| Grand Totals | 658 | 98 | 12 | — | 2500 | 467 | 2967 | 1428 | 1727 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 44 | 162 | 31 | 50 | 153 | 62 | 29 | 19 | 378 | — | — | 4 | — | 400 |