[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C.

  • Brentwood (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 No. of Privies with covered middens, None. No. of waste-water closets, N one. No. of Water Closets, with flushing cisterns, 1290. Without flushing cisterns, 354. No. of Privies reconstructed during 1919—-(a) w.c.’s, None, {d) other ; None. No. of additional Closets provided for old property in 1919—(a) w.c.’s, 5, (d) other. None. No. of Closets constructed in 1919 for new houses {a) w.c.’s, 1, (d) other. None. SCAVENGINg. Is Scaveiyng undertaken by Authority ? If s( , state whether by contract, or otherwise. Contract. How is refuse disposed of (a) Destructor—(d) Tips outside district, (r) Farmers—Total annual cost £420 plus £6 8s. for repairs to Dustpans, Disinfectant powder, etc. Is there any inadequacy, and where ? No. Nuisance Inspections. Total No. of Inspections made in 1919, 473. No. of complaints received, 9. Informal Notices served, 10. Complied with, 10. Statutory Notices served, 21. Complied with, 21. Total No. of Nuisances in hand at close of 1918, 3. At close of 1919, 7. Total No. of Nuisances reported during 1919, 235. Abated during 1919, 231. Total No. of Summonses or other legal proceedings, 1. Regulated Buildings, Trades, &c. No. in District. No. on Register. i Total No. of ! Inspections made. General Conditions Legal Proceedings, (if any),' Common Lodging Houses 3 3 i 1 ^ Clean. None Bakehouses 9 9 29 Fair (2 under- ground and 2 others not in use. None Canal Boats None — _ _ Slaughter Houses .. 5 5 23 Clean (2 old and 3 new ) 1 Knackers Yards ... None — i — — j Offensive Trades ... None — i — — 1 — Have the Council declared any other processes to be offensive trades, o.o., Fish-frying, Maggot-breeding, etc. ? Please give particulars. No. Milk Supply.— No. of samples taken by Officers of E.C.C. for analysis undej; F. & D. Acts, 23. No. adulterated, 1. No of samples taken by Officers of S.A. for bacteriological examination. None. No. of samples taken by Officers of E.C.C. for dirt contamination, 1 for S.A. and 22 for E.C.C. What arrangement for Veterinary Inspection of dairy cows ? None. Any instance of disease attributed to milk in 1919 ? No. No of Cowkeepers in district, 1. No. registered, 1. ' No. of Milk Sellers who are also Cowkeepers, 1. No. who are Purveyors only, 5. Total No. Registered, 6. Total No. of Cowsheds, 1. No. of Inspections in 1919, Periodically. General Condition, Good. Approximate No. of Milch Cows in District, 2. Any insufficiency in Milk- Supply, No. Legal proceedings under Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders, None. Any Inspection or other action by Districts to which Milk is sent ? None.