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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 1937
[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 1937.
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defective Drains. | j 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 Repairing 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, including Children. | Living and Sleeping Rooms per House. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EASTERN DISTRICT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binns Road | 36 | 23 | 1 | - | 180 | 28 | 208 | 99 | 117 | 5.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Fraser Street | 23 | 17 | - | - | 97 | 23 | 120 | 73 | 72 | 5.2 | 6.3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | - | 1 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Giebe Street | 64 | 26 | 3 | - | 267 | 21 | 288 | 171 | 186 | 4.5 | 5.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 26 | |
| Paxton Road | 75 | 19 | - | .- | 266 | 41 | 307 | 198 | 205 | 4.1 | 5.3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | - | 3 | 20 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 29 | |||
| Quick Road | 43 | 32 | - | - | 214 | 35 | 249 | 130 | 123 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | 38 | - | - | - | - | 43 | |
| Rec'kitt Road | 40 | 31 | 1 | - | 220 | 33 | 253 | 137 | 137 | 5.5 | 6.0 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | - | 10 | 19 | 2 | 6 | - | 37 | - | - | 1 | - | 49 | |
| Short Road | 15 | 5 | - | - | 52 | 3 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 3.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Totals | 302 | 153 | 5 | - | 1296 | 184 | 1480 | 846 | 877 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 8 | 37 | 109 | 10 | 10 | - | 195 | - | 2 | - | 197 | |||
| CENTRAL DISTRICT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bond Street | 10 | - | - | - | 31 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 3.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Clifton Gardens | 43 | 18 | - | - | 188 | 35 | 223 | 108 | 142 | 5.2 | 5.8 | - | - | I | 4 | - | - | 7 | 6 | .1 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 12 | - | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | 60 | |
| Fishers Lane | 20 | 5 | - | - | 81 | 11 | 92 | 41 | 56 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 19 | |
| Geraldine Road | 29 | 3 | - | - | 98 | 12 | 110 | 55 | 79 | 3.8 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | 27 | |
| Holly Road | 40 | 23 | 4 | - | 205 | 28 | 233 | 109 | 134 | 5.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | o | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | 27 | |
| Pyrmont Road | 30 | 26 | - | - | 167 | 40 | 207 | 75 | 102 | 0.9 | 5.9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | 27 | |
| Spring Grove | 29 | - | - | - | 89 | 18 | 107 | 61 | 64 | 3.7 | 4.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | 20 | - | - | 1 | - | 38 | |
| West Place | 4 | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Windmill Road | 25 | 5 | - | - | 83 | 10 | 93 | 55 | 63 | 3.7 | 4.7 | - | - | - | - | _ | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 16 | ||
| Totals | 230 | 80 | 4 | - | 952 | 161 | 1113 | 528 | 664 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | 24 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 40 | 53 | 70 | 19 | 29 | - | 158 | - | - | 2 | - | 234 | |
| WESTERN DISTRICT. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany Road | 56 | - | - | - | 205 | 36 | 241 | 101 | 119 | 4.3 | 3.9 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 34 | |
| Bangor Road | 11 | - | - | - | 41 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 35 | 4.5 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Catherine Row | 8 | - | - | - | 21 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 3.7 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Ealing Road (Part of) | 74 | 2 | - | - | 248 | 33 | 281 | 179 | 197 | 3.8 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | 28 | - | - | 2 | - | 46 | |
| Harnage Road | 22 | - | - | - | 79 | 9 | 88 | 44 | 66 | 4.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 17 | ||
| Mount Pleasant | 4 | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| New Spring Gardens | 11 | - | - | - | 35 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 3.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Paradise Place | 11 | - | - | - | 41 | 10 | 51 | 22 | 23 | 4.6 | 4.0 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Sussex Place | 12 | - | - | - | 46 | 9 | 55 | 24 | 36 | 4.6 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Westbury Place | 13 | - | - | - | 40 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 3.3 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Totals | 222 | 2 | - | - | 768 | 125 | 893 | 456 | 548 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 5 | 19 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 131 | - | - | 2 | - | 137 | |
| Grand Totals | 754 | 235 | 9 | - | 3016 | 470 | 3486 | 1830 | 2089 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 6 | - | 58 | 31 | 55 | 175 | 59 | 101 | 223 | 45 | 50 | 1 | 484 | - | - | 6 | - | 568 | |