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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The following list shows the number of defects remedied during the year as a result of notices served:-
| Brickwork, repaired. | 18 |
| Choked drains,, unstopped | 53 |
| Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good | 15 |
| Ceilings, repaired and made good | 98 |
| Doors and frames, repaired | 15 |
| Dustbins, supplied | 14 |
| Dampness in walls, remedied | 200 |
| Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc, provided | 23 |
| Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed | 71 |
| Floors, joists and staircases repaired or renewed | 81 |
| Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out | 38 |
| Inspection covers and frames renewed | 15 |
| Leaky roofs and skylights repaired | 163 |
| Plaster to walls, repaired and made good | 158 |
| Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed | 6 |
| Sinks replaced | - |
| Seats to W.C. s, repaired or renewed | 8 |
| Waste water preventers, repaired or renewed | - |
| Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated | 7 |
| Waste pipes, repaired or renewed | 15 |
| Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed | 141 |
| W. Csreplaced | 41 |
| Yard Paving, repaired and made good | 5 |
| Miscellaneous items | 25 |
| TOTAL | 1,221 |
In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the year under the supervision of the Public Health Department:-
| Drains tested (smoke) | 37 |
| New soil pipe ventilators fixed | 2 |
| New interceptors fixed | 1 |
| New surface water and soil gullies fixed | 2 |
| New manholes constructed | 4 |
| Manholes reconstructed or repaired | 5 |
| Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid | 29 |
| Soil main drains repaired or, relaid | 10 |
| New W. C. s provided and fixed | 17 |
| New sinks provided and fixed. | 4 |
| New sewer connections | 1 |
| New manhole covers fixed | 4 |
| New surface water lengths fixed | 1 |
| Baths installed (new) | 2 |
| Lavatory Basins installed (new) | 2 |
| Drain ventilators fixed | 1 |
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