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)
Accumulation of refuse 1
Foul ditches, ponds etc. and. stagnant. water 3
Dampness 77
Yards repaired or repaved 4
Leaky roofs and eaves guttering 110
Defective flooring, joists and Skirtings 49
Defective plaster to walls and ceilings 1ll
Rooms cleansed and re-decorated 156
Other defects 154
(e) DISINFECTON:
Premises disinfected:
Ordinary notifiable diseases 53
Phthisic 7
Other diseases 8
Rooms stripped and cleansed (Section 167, Public Health
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Premises treated for vermin 54
Premises treated for other pests (Wasps, moths, ants,
beetles, etc). 23
(f) SLAUGHTERHOUSES:
Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) 5
Contraventions of bye-laws -
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Number of licences to slaughter animals issued during the year:-
New Licences -
Renewed Licences -
Number of animals slaughtered (under licence)
within the Borough 68 pigs
FOOD & DRUGS ACT: 1938
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936.
MILK & DAIRIES ORDER, 1936.
Number of premises on register 19
Number of Dealer's 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 17
Contraventions of Factory Acts. -