[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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    Acts ” for the year ending 31st December, 1925 :— Milk Cream Cheese Scotch Whisky Butter Margarine Lard Tea Total With the exception of one milk sample, which was found to be 24 per cent, deficient in milk fat, and one sample of cream, which contained preservative and was not labelled to that effect, all the samples were found to be genuine. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT. Water Supply.—The town has a constant supply of water from the South Essex Waterworks Company. Samples are taken periodically and examined at the County Laboratory. Practically in all cases where the water is supplied by the Company, the water for drinking purposes is taken direct from the main. Altogether there are eight houses in which water is obtained from other sources. Of these, two are supplied from two springs, and the other six from four wells. These springs and wells are kept under observation. There are 86 standpipes for 80 cottages, as follows :— 1 for nine cottages in Cottage Place. 1 for seven cottages in Careful Place and Ropers Yard. 1 for Lodging-house in Roper’s Yard. 7 for fourteen cottages in Crown Square. 8 for fifteen cottages in South Street. 1 for five cottages in King Road. 4 for seven cottages in Ingrave Road. 3 for eight cottages in Western Road. 1 for four cottages in Ongar Road. 9 for ten cottages in Railway Square. During the year five houses which were supplied from stand- pipes, have had the water laid on over the sinks and to the flushing apparatus in W.C.’s. There are no public wells in use in the District and no new wells have been sunk. Two wells have been closed and water from the Waterworks Company laid on. RWars and Streams.—There are none in the District. 20 3 1 1 10 10 10 1 56 [7]