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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The following list shows the number of defects and other nuisances remedied during the year as a result of notices served:-
Brickwork, repaired | 10 |
Choked drains, unstopped | 41 |
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good | 3 |
Ceilings, repaired and made good | 77 |
Doors and Frames, repaired | 17 |
Dustbins, supplied | 11 |
Dampness in walls, remedied | 197 |
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided | 21 |
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed | 5 |
Floors, joists and staircases repaired or renewed | 62 |
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out | 28 |
Inspection covers and frames renewed | 21 |
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired | 68 |
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good | 67 |
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed | 20 |
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed | 8 |
Sinks replaced | 3 |
Seats to W.C.’s repaired or renewed | 7 |
Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed | 25 |
Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated | 2 |
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed | 17 |
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed | 188 |
W.C.’s replaced | 4 |
Yard paving, repaired and made good | 7 |
Miscellaneous items | 66 |
975 |
In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the year under the supervision of Public Health Department officers:-
Drains tested (smoke) | 49 |
New soil pipe ventilators fixed | 11 |
New interceptors fixed | 4 |
New surface water and soil gullies fixed | 11 |
New manholes constructed | 5 |
Manholes reconstructed or repaired | 6 |
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid | 20 |
Soil main drains repaired or relaid | 8 |
New W.C.’s provided and fixed | 16 |
New sinks provided and fixed | 8 |
New sewer connections | - |
New manhole covers fixed | 2 |
New surface water lengths fixed | 5 |
Baths installed (new) | 9 |
Lavatory basins installed (new) | 13 |
Drain ventilators fixed | - |
Waste stack and connections | 2 |