[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C.

  • Brentwood (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The population of the Institutions is made up as follows: — Inmates. Indoor Staff. Total. Hackney Branch W orkhouse ... 540 37 577 Highwood Schools ... 296 81 377 St. Charles’ Schools ... 200 29 229 Jewish Homes ... 40 6 46 Ursuline School ... 70 21 91 Grammar School ... 16 4 20 Convalescent Home ... 19 3 22 St. Helen’s School ... 47 25 72 Totals ... 1,228 206 1,434 B. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 1. Water Supply.—The town has a. constant supply from the South Essex Waterworks Company, and there has been no complaints during the year. In the case of eleven cottages which were previously supplied by six stand pipes, five of the stand pipes have been removed and the eleven houses have had the water laid on in-doors. The remaining stand pipe now supplies two other cottages. jOne tank has been removed owing to having been placed in an undesirable position, and the water taken direct from the main, and four other tanks have been repaired. Practically in all cases deriving the supply from the Waterworks Company, the water for drinking purposes is taken direct from the main. Altogether their are nineteen houses in which the water is obtained from other sources than the Waterworks Company. 2. Rivers and Streams.—There are none in the District. 3. Drainage and Sewerage.—The works for the improve- ment of the Sewerage System and Sewage Disposal were formally o]iened by the County Medical Officer on October 24th, 1912. The whole system is controlled by a Joint Com- mittee, consisting of nine members (six representing Brentwood and three representing Billericay Rural District Council), and is not under my supervision.