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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SECTION 'C'.
The figure set out in the tables included in this section give
details of work directly connected with Public Health.
(1) SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA:
Tabular Statement of the Work of the Sanitary Department, 1941 .
| INSPECTION. | |
| Number of Premises inspected on complaint | 497 |
| Number of Premises inspected in connection with infectious disease | 88 |
| Number of primary inspections | 1456 |
| Number of re-inspections | 928 |
| Total number of inspections and re-inspections | 2384 |
| ACTION TAKEN (other than Housing Act, 1916). | |
| Cautionary or intimation notices served | 286 |
| Statutory Orders issued (under Public Health Acts) | 2 |
| Summonses served | |
| Number of Certificates under Rent & c.(Restrictions) Acts issued to Tenants | 9 |
| Number of Clearance Certificates issued to owners | Nil |
| Particulars of Sanitary Defects referred to in Notices served, and other matters. | |
| (a) DRAINAGE OF EXISTING BUILDING: | |
| New W.C's provided, repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 73 |
| Percentage of houses provided with waterclosets | 100 |
| DRAINS: | |
| Tested (smoke) | 12 |
| Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc | 32 |
| Waste pipes, rainwater pipes disconnected, repaired etc | 30 |
| New soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed | 5 |
| New sinks provided | 3 |
| Disconnecting traps and chambers inserted | 5 |
| Reconstructed (whole system) | 1 |
| Reconstructed (connections) | 12 |
| Percentage of houses draining into sewers | 99.9 |
| Surface water drains reconstructed | - |
| Surface water drains repaired | 1 |
| (b) WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE: | |
| Draw taps on main | 2 |
| Percentage of houses suppliedfrom Public Water Service | 99.9 |
| (c) REFUSE. | |
| New bins provided | 39 |
| Frequency of refuse removed from each house | weekly |
| Number of complaints received - Dealt with by Engineer's Department. | |
| Method of disposal: Barging away to controlled tip. | |