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Brentford and Chiswick 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Inspections.
Number of primary inspections made:—
(a) On complaint 1780
(b) Routine 880
(c) In connection with infectious disease 78
Total 2738
Number of re-inspections 2745
Total number of inspections and re-inspections 5483
Action Taken (other than Housing Act, 1936).
Cautionary or intimation notices served 812
Statutory Notices issued (under Public Health Acts) 22
Summonses served 2
Number of Certificates under Rent and Mortgage
Interest (Restrictions) Acts issued to tenants 2
Number of Clearance Certificates issued to owners 2
Particulars of Sanitary Defects referred to in Notices
served and other matters.
New W.C.s provided, repaired, supplied with water
or otherwise improved 115
Drains tested (smoke) 23
Drains unstopped, trapped, etc. 43
Waste pipes, rainwater pipes, disconnected, repaired,
etc. 71
New soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed 5
New sinks provided 21
Disconnecting traps and chambers inserted 5
Manholes reconstructed, repaired, etc. 31
Reconstructed (whole system) 4
Soil drains repaired or reconstructed 49
Surface water drains repaired or reconstructed 6
New draw traps on mam provided 3
Percentage of houses draining into sewers 99.9%
Percentage of houses supplied from Public Water
Service 100%
Percentage of houses provided with water-closets 100%
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