[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C.

  • Brentwood (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Drainage and Sewerage.—The outfall Sewers and the Sewage Disposal Works are under the control of a Joint Committee, which is composed of nine members, six representing Brentwood Urban Council and three representing Billericay Rural District Council. The system is not under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health. The town sewers are all stoneware pipes and are in a satisfactory condition. The surface water is for the most part dis- charged into a small water-course which runs between Brentwood and the parishes of Shenfield and South Weald, and which even- tually empties into the Ingrebourne Brook. Generally speaking the District as regards drainage and sewerage, is adequately served. Closet Accommodation.—Water-closets with flushing apparatus are supplied in the large majority of the houses in the District. There are 1,397 W.C.’s with proper flushing apparatus, and 341 are hand-flushed. That is, there are about 20 per cent, hand-flushed water-closets in the whole District. At the time of my last report the percentage was 27. There are no waste water-closets in the District and no privy. There are three cottages in isolated positions with pail closets. These cottages are so situated that connection to the drainage system is hardly practicable. Scavenging.—The arrangement for removal of house refuse in vogue for some years not being in every way satisfactory, the Council in June last, provided two one-ton covered motor vans for the removal of both house and trade refuse by direct labour which is taken to the Sewage Farm, collected in a heap and burnt. The refuse is cleared regularly once a week from all houses and in the case of some of the large Institutions twice weekly. So far, this arrangement has proved satisfactory. Movable ashbins with proper covering are used throughout the District. During the year notices for the supply of 188 bins were served and 171 were supplied at the end of the year. Sanitary Inspection of the District.—General inspection is carried out during the year and the Inspector makes detailed notes of every defect found. It is to the credit of the Sanitary Inspector that notwithstanding the amount of work devolving upon him under the housing schemes, he has kept pace with his sanitary duties though naturally the routine inspections have somewhat suffered. The following table prepared by him, gives the information desired by the Minister of Health :— Nuisances in hand at close of year 1924 ... ... 4 Inspections made during the year 1925 ... ... 466 Nui.sances in hand at close of year 1925 ... ... 24 Nuisances detected or reported to Council, year 1925... 165 Nuisances abated or reported during 1925 ... ... 145 Informal notices served, 1925 ... ... ... 101 [8]