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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(e) Disinfection.
Premises disinfected:
Ordinary notifiable diseases 147
Phthisis 24
Cancer 29
Other diseases 14
Rooms stripped and cleansed (Section 167, Public
Health Act, 1936) -
Premises treated for vermin 81
Premises treated for other pests 25
(f) Slaughterhouses.
Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) 5
Inspections made periodically at time of slaughter.
Contraventions of bye-laws -
Number of animals slaughtered in district during the year:
Oxen 217
Sheep and Lambs 1,126
Pigs 577
- 1,920
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933:
Number of licences to slaughter animals issued
during the year:
New Licences 1
Renewed Licences -
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
Number of premises registered:
(a) Selling loose milk 13
(b) Selling in bottles and sealed containers 37
(c) Selling in sealed cartons only (B.D. Milk) 30
Total 80