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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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(d) SUNDRY NUISANCES.
| Overcrowding | |
| Urgent cases reported to Housing Committee. | |
| Smoke - Minor complaints only | |
| Accumulation of refuse | |
| Foul ditches, ponds etc., and stagnant water | 3 |
| Dampness | 92 |
| Yards repaired or repaved | 2 |
| Leaky roofs and eaves guttering | 103 |
| Premises repaired and cleansed | 105 |
| Other nuisances | 157 |
| (e) DISINFECTION: | |
| Premises disinfected: | |
| Ordinary notifiable diseases | 101 |
| Phthisis | 10 |
| Cancer | 22 |
| Other diseases | 18 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed ( Section l67, Public Health Act,(1936) | |
| Premises treated for vermin | 29 |
| Premises treated for other pests | 3 |
| (f) SLAUGHTERHOUSES: | |
| Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) | 5 |
| Contraventions of bye-laws | - |
| Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933. | |
| (vide Livestock (Restriction on Slaughter) Order 1940) | |
| Number of licences to slaughter animals issued during the year:- | |
| New Licences | Nil |
| Renewed Licences | 1 |
| FOOD & DRUGS ATC, 1938. | |
| MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936. | |
| MILK & DAIRIES ORDER, 1926. | |
| Number of premises on register | 36 |
| Number ofLicencesissuedto sell:- | |
| (a) Tuberculin Tested Milk | 7 |
| (b) Accredited milk | 1 |
| (c) Pasteurised milk | 17 |
| BAKEHOUSES. | |
| Number in district in use | 20 |
| Contraventions of Factory Acts | - |