[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C.

  • Brentwood (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. Defects Found: Particulars Found Remedied Lack of Cleanliness 5 6 Defective Sanitary Accommodation 2 1 Insufficient Sanitary Accommodation — — 3. Outworkers: Number of Outworkers 14 Number of Inspections ... ... ... 19 SWIMMING POOLS Council Open Air Swimming Pool. The bath was opened on the 25th May and closed on the 20th September. During this period seven samples were taken from the )ath, particular attention being given to week-end periods and Bank lolidays when the bath was being used at its maximum capacity. The samples were submitted to the Counties Public Health jaboratories and the results in all cases were found to be satisfactory. : ]!opies of all reports were sent to the Council’s Engineer and Surveyor ; i^ho is responsible for the management of the bath. Jchool Baths. There are three baths attached to schools in the area and during he season, samples were taken from these baths. In all cases the I eports were satisfactory. HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT 1954 This Act required Local Authorities to survey their areas for the learance and replacement of slum houses and to submit their pro- (osals to the Minister on or before the 30th August 1955. The survey ti Brentwood was commenced during 1954 and the final report ubmitted to the Health Committee in February 1955. The survey howed that in this area, which is extensive and contains several rural ommunities, that there were many individual unfit houses but no learance areas. The total figure submitted was 77 unfit houses and it is i >roposed to deal with these during the next five years. I It is evident that each year will see added to the list a number of • properties which through disrepair have become so unfit that they • annot be repaired at a reasonable cost. HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENT ACT 1954 i [Certificates of Disrepair. , During the year two applications were received from tenants for i ertificates of disrepair and after inspections of the properties were • 3sued in both cases.