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Brentford 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]

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Number of defective roofs, gutters, and downspouts

91

,. drinking water cisterns connected with w.c's15
„ ,, ,, disconnected14
,, ,, ,, provided with covers17
,, flushing cisterns fixed (not previously in existence)15
,, dustbins provided or repaired25
,, accumulations or deposits of manure, ashes, refuse &c. removed28
,, nuisances from keeping animals, including pigeons, &c.3
,, houses supplied with water9
,, ,, found dirty, cleansed and lime washed5i
,, ,, overcrowded6
,, ,, closed under Public Health Act, as unfit for habitation12
,, „ reopened after repairs7
,, seizures of unsound food2
„ miscellaneous nuisances58
,, drains tested by smoke test19

Common Lodging Houses.—These have been regularly visited by day, and night
inspections have been made. The periodical cleansing and limewashing of the
premises has been attended to, and the condition of the houses when inspected has
been satisfactory. One house has been closed during the year as unfit for human
habitation.
Number of houses on register 9
,, lodgers registered for 128
,, visits by day 118
,, ,, night 9
Dairies and Milkshops A.ct.—These have been inspected and found in clean and
satisfactory condition.
Number of premises registered 17
,, inspections made frequent
,, applications to register 3
Bakehouses, Slaughterhouses, &c.--Frequent inspections have been made of
the factories, workshops, bakehouses, Slaughterhouses and schools within the district
and they have all been found in a satisfactory condition.
Infectious Disease :
Number of houses inspected on occurrence of infectious disease 221
„ „ disinfected 167
,, ,, stripped and cleaned 33
,, patients removed to hospital 132
,, articles of bedding, clothing &c., disinfected in steam apparatus 390
,, dead bodies removed to mortuary 1
The conveyance purchased by the Board on August 22nd has been of very great
service in the speedy removal of patients to the Isolation Hospital and has been used
on 79 occasions
Canal Boats Acts 1877 & 1884.On January 1st, 1893, 207 canal boats were
registered at Brentford and during the year 3 applications to register Canal Boats as
dwellings have been received and as each complied with the requirements of the Act,
they were granted.