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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Month | Rainfall (ins.) | Total Water Insoluble Matter* | Total Water Soluble Matter* | Total Solids* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bt fd. | Chis. | Bt fd. | Chi s. | Bt fd. | Chi s. | Bt fd. | Chi s. | |
| Jan. | 1.38 | 1.62 | 7.20 | 4.28 | 5.95 | 4.09 | 13.15 | 8.37 |
| Feb. | 1.93 | 2.40 | 7.41 | 5.44 | 6.63 | 4.69 | 14.04 | 10.13 |
| Mar. | .91 | 1.18 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 4.65 | 3.95 | 11.42 | 10.66 |
| Apr. | 1.02 | 1.16 | 3.38 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 3.75 | 7.36 | 9.02 |
| May | 2.95 | 3.27 | 9.90 | 8.01 | 5.73 | 4.46 | 15.62 | 12.46 |
| June | 2.40 | 3.38 | 14.54 | 4.43 | 6.21 | 3.50 | 20.75 | 7.93 |
| July | 2.20 | 2.32 | 8.62 | 10.32 | 5.88 | 5.00 | 14.50 | 15.32 |
| Aug. | 2.48 | 3.94 | 7.85 | 48.86 | 4.24 | 35.98 | 12.09 | 84.84 |
| Sep. | 4.53 | 3.90 | 8.32 | 6.57 | 5.55 | 4.47 | 13.87 | 11.04 |
| Oct. | 1.77 | 2.56 | 6.12 | 4.36 | 2.40 | 2.21 | 8.52 | 6.57 |
| Nov. | 1.69 | 1.89 | 4.35 | 2.39 | 3.79 | 2.84 | 5.23 | 8.14 |
| Dec. | 2.80 | 2.84 | 10.00 | 8.17 | 7.71 | 4.78 | 17.71 | 12.95 |
*Tons per square mile
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections made | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 115 | 3 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by L. A- | 296 | 22 | 3 | |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L. A. (excluding outworkers premises). | 20 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 431 | 25 | 4 | - |
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