[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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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS. \Yorkshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. Number. There are tw-elve Factories of whicli one is a Laundry. ... 12 There are nine Bakehouses of which four are not in use— 9 There are forty-nine Workshops and seven workplaces. Kone of the above have forty employees. 56 Total number of Workshops on Register I 5.—OTHER MATTERS. i CLASS. NUMBER. Notified by H.M. Inspector 2 Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. 3 Inspector S. FRAZER, Maxell 25tli, 1920. Medical Officer of Health. Schools.—The Schools are visited us a matter of routine during inspection. Tlie water supply is taken from the Waterworks Company and is satisfactory. Some of the Schools are provided with Closets of the trough type, flushed by Automatic tanks. The others are the washdown pedestal type with proper flushing apparatus. Provided the closets are kept clean, the sanitary arrrngements and water supply are satisfactory. The Medical Inspection of the children is undertaken by officials appointed by the County Council. When there is any prevalence of infectious disease in the District the schools are visited to ascertain the names of the children who are absent, and every suspicious case is visited and any necessary advice tendered. The homes of children suspected of coming from dirty houses are promptly visited when such cases are reported to me. If a school has been closed on account of the prevalence of any infectious disorder, the Inspector sees to the thorough disinfection of the