Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Frequency of refuse removed from each house weekly
Number of complaints receivedDealt with by
Engineer's Department.
Method of disposal: Barging away to controlled tip.
. (d) SUlvDRY USANCES.
Overcrowding .
Urgent cases -reported to Housing Committee. -
Smoke - Minor Complaints only
Accumulation of refuse 2
Foul ditches, ponds etc., and stagnant water 1
Dampness 124
Yards repaired or repaved 7
Leaky roofs and eaves guttering 134
Premises-repaired and cleansed 211
Other nuisances 240
(e) DISINFECTION:
Premis.es.. disinfected:
Ordinary notifiable diseases 63
Phthisis 10
Cancer 25
Other diseases. 12
Rooms stripped and., cleansed .( Section 167
Public Health Act? (1936)
• Prernises tre ated f o.. vermin
Premises treated for other post's 12
(f) .SLAUGHTERHOUSES:
Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) 5
Inspections, made periodically at. time of slaughter.
Contraventions of. bye-laws
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
month of Jan, only, (vide Livestock(Restriction on Slaughter)Order 40
Oxen 13
Sheep and lambs 56
Pigs 29
Number of licences to slaughter animals: issued during the years-
New, Licences 1
Renewed Licences 9
FOOD & DRUGS. ACT,. 1938
MILK (SPECIAL'DESIGNATIONS) tGREEK, 1936.
MILK &. DAIRIES!CKDER, 1926
Number of premises on register - 30
Numberlof Licences issued .to sell:-
(a) Tuberculin .Tested.milk 7
(b) Accredited milk 1
(c) Pasteurised milk 17