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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 1959
[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 | 3 |
| Choked drains, unstopped | 34 |
| Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good | 2 |
| Ceilings, repaired and made good | 72 |
| Doors and Frames, repaired | 22 |
| Dustbins, supplied | 9 |
| Dampness in walls, remedied | 146 |
| Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided | 49 |
| Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Floors, joists and staircases, repaired or renewed | 55 |
| Gutterings, repaired or renewed or cleaned out | 20 |
| Inspection covers and frames renewed | 23 |
| Leaky roofs and skylights repaired | 43 |
| Plaster to walls, repaired and made good | 76 |
| Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed | 19 |
| Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed | 18 |
| Sinks replaced | 10 |
| Seats to W.C.s repaired or renewed | 29 |
| Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed | 26 |
| Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated | 7 |
| Waste pipes, repaired or renewed | 20 |
| Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed | 160 |
| W.C. "s replaced | 22 |
| Yard paving, repaired and made good | 6 |
| Miscellaneous items | 41 |
| 923 |
In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the year under the supervision of Public Health Department officers-
| Drains tested (smoke) | 60 |
| New soil pipe ventilators fixed | 9 |
| New interceptors fixed | 5 |
| New surface water and soil gullies fixed | 12 |
| New manholes constructed | 18 |
| Manholes reconstructed or repaired | 6 |
| Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid | 14 |
| Soil main drains repaired or relaid | 20 |
| New W.C.s provided and fixed | 31 |
| New sinks provided and fixed | 10 |
| New sewer connections | 1 |
| New manhole covers fixed | 3 |
| New surface water lengths fixed | 4 |
| Baths/Lavatory basins installed (new) | 20 |
| Drain ventilators fixed | 2 |
| Waste stack and connections | 3 |