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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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Nuisances Dealt with—
| Nature of Nuisance dealt with. | Number. |
|---|---|
| 373 | |
| Roofs repaired and rendered watertight | 21 |
| Stable drain disconnected from storm water drain | 1 |
| Surface water drain disconnected from foul water drain | 1 |
| Surface water drains provided | 10 |
| Sink waste pipes repaired, provided, or trapped | 19 |
| „ ,, disconnected from drain | 8 |
| Sinks provided | 2 |
| Stable floor paved | 1 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 2 |
| Water cisterns cleansed and provided with covers | 9 |
| ,, ,, provided | 4 |
| Water-closets abolished | 10 |
| ,, erected | 9 |
| ,, repaired, ventilated, or cleansed | 68 |
| ,, flushing cisterns provided | 29 |
| „ provided with water | 13 |
| Yard areas paved | 62 |
| ,, repaired | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 11 |
| Total | 657 |
| Bakehouses. | |
| Floor cemented | 1 |
| Drain removed from interior | 1 |
| Bakehouse to lime wash | 3 |
| Total | 5 |
| Dairies and Cowsheds. | |
| Cesspool removed from interior of cowshed | 1 |
| Drains amended | 1 |
| Gullies removed from dairy and cowshed | 3 |
| Manure pit abolished | 1 |
| Yards cleansed | 2 |
| Cowshed limewashed | 1 |
| Dairy ventilated | 1 |
| Dairy floor concreted | 1 |
| Walls cemented | 1 |
| Total | 12 |