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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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The following tables shows the number of births and deaths and the various birth and death rates for the last 10 years.
| 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | Average for 10 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of births | 523 | 497 | 500 | 516 | 532 | 536 | 545 | 530 | 476 | 519 | 517.4 |
| Birth rate per 1000 | 34.9 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 33.9 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 33.6 | 29.9 | 32.3 | 33.4 |
| Deaths from all causes | 312 | 297 | 244 | 262 | 237 | 200 | 252 | 208 | 216 | 234 | 246.2 |
| Death rate per 1000 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 15.8 |
| Deaths from Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Measles | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7.3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2.2 | |
| „ Whooping Cough | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| „ Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5.8 |
| „ Typhus Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| „ Diarrhoea | 29 | S3 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 26.1 |
| „ 8 Zymotia diseases | 68 | 6/ | 42 | 57 | 35 | 24 | 70 | 34 | 59 | 33 | 48.9 |
| Death rate of Zymotic diseases | 45 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | i.5 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.1 |
OTHER SANITARY WORK.
Early in the year the Local Government Board sent a Medical
Inspector to examine the town. Dr. Manby made a long and thorough
examination of the whole of the district and a report on his inspection
was received in the summer. It was very carefully considered by the
Council on several occasions and it was decided to press on the
work of closing old and insanitary houses without delay. I, acting
on this at once commenced, and I think good progress has been
made, but the work has necessarily been slow for it could not be
expected that owners of dilapidated, old and huddled together houses
should see the necessity of demolition, closure or expensive alterations
in the same light as it appeared to me.
Several blocks of insanitary property have been dealt with
under the Housing of the Working Classes Act during the past
year, the most important being Running Horse yard.
Nos. 1 & 3, Back Lane. The owner having given an undertaking
not to relet the premises, the Council stayed proceedings. The
houses cease to be inhabited.
Nos. 34, 36 & 38 The Ham. The owners failed to comply with the
Notice served upon them. Proceedings were taken, and the
Court granted a closing order in each case with costs. The
premises now remain unoccupied.