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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(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 139
Yards repaired or repaved 6
Leaky roofs and eaves guttering 229
Premises repaired and cleansed 176
Other nuisances 311
(e) DISINFECTION:
Premises disinfected:
Ordinary notifiable diseases 70
Phthisis 11
Concer 12
Other diseases 5
Rooms stripped and cleansed (Section 167, Public Health
Act, (1936)) -
Premises treated for vermin 47
Premises treated for other pests (Wasps, moths, ants, beetles
etc) 15
(f) SLAUGHTERHOUSES:
Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) 5
Contraventions of bye-lawsx
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
(vide Livestock (Restriction or Slaughter) Order 1940)
Number of licences to slaughter animals issued during the year:-
New Licences Nil
Renewed Licences 2
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936.
MILK & DAIRIES. ORDER,. 1926.
Number of premises on register 21
Number of Dealers Licences issued to sell:-
(a) Tuberculin Tested Milk 5
(b) Accredited milk -
(c) Pasteurised milk 14
Number of Supplementary Licences issued to sell:-
(a) Pasteurised milk 2
(b) Tuberculin Tested Milk 2
Bakehouses.
Number in district in use 16
Contraventions of. Factory Acts -