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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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| Month | Rain fall (ins.) | Total Water Insoluble Matter* | Total Water Soluble Matter* | Total Solid* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 1.81 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 3.16 | 8.58 | 3.22 | 18.08 | 6.38 |
| Feb. | 0.08 | 0.08 | 5.45 | 3.45 | 2.62 | 1.68 | 8.07 | 5.13 |
| Mar. | 1.46 | 1.50 | 10.60 | 7.57 | 5.81 | 2.55 | 16.41 | 10.12 |
| Apr. | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10.15 | 4.04 | 6.20 | 2.51 | 16.35 | 6.55 |
| May | 0.39 | 0.32 | 8.24 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 1.34 | 10.85 | 3.63 |
| June | 4 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
| July | 1.26 | 1.42 | 7.86 | 7.33 | 3.17 | 2.18 | 11.03 | 9.51 |
| Aug. | 1.06 | 0.87 | 4.00 | 5.17 | 2.33 | 1.78 | 6.33 | 6.95 |
| Sept. | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
| Oct. | 0.67 | 1.42 | 4.12 | 7.47 | 1.14 | 2.17 | 5. 26 | 9.64 |
| Nov. | 1.10 | 2.05 | 3.08 | 9.62 | 1.73 | 6.67 | 4.81 | 16.29 |
| Dec. | 0.87 | 3.66 | 4.84 | 3.49 | 1.71 | 4.68 | 6.55 | 8.17 |
* Tons per square mile
* Figures excluded as results affected by unusual local conditions
Inspections:
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections made | Written Not ices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sees. 1,2,3,4 & 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 54 | 4 | ||
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by L. A. | 264 | 37 | 10 | |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L. A. (excluding outworkers premises). | 18 | |||
| Totals | 336 | 41 | 10 | |
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