Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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HOUSING, &c., ACT INSPECTIONS. Defects in Unfit Houses.
Water Supply. | Sinks, &c. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Defective Water storage tanks | 12 | Defective sinks | 36 |
Defective waste pipes | 25 | ||
Dirty storage tanks | 8 | Waste pipes trapped, &c. | 36 |
Cistern in unsuitable position | 2 | ||
Draw off taps provided | 37 | Defeciive roofs | 55 |
Defective water fittings | 12 | Defective gutters, &c. | 59 |
Want of damp course | 23 | ||
Damp subsoil | 2 | ||
Defective W.C. pans | 16 | Floor space unventilated | 33 |
Dirty W.C. pans | 4 | Defective pointing of | |
Defects in W.C. building | 45 | brickwork | 49 |
Lighting and ventilation inadequate | 10 | ||
Defective flushing apparatus | 15 | Dilapidated outbuildings | 9 |
Defective walls and ceilings | 254 | ||
Defective window sills | 116 | ||
Defective soil pipes and ventilation shafts | 9 | Windows not made to open | 13 |
Defective and choked drains | 7 | Defective sash cords | 77 |
Want of additional window space | 3 | ||
Defective drains relaid | 39 | ||
Defective drainage fittings | 28 | Dirty wall and ceilings | 209 |
Defective manholes | 19 | Want of improved ventilation to living room | 11 |
Defective drain ventilators | 11 | ||
Defective staircase | 11 | ||
Defective and smoky chimneys | 50 | ||
Defective receptacles for refuse | 47 | Miscellaneous | 8 |
Total | 1,447 | ||
Defective paving | 28 | ||
Want of paving | 19 |
These defects found in house property of all rentals were the
result of the difficulty of finding labour to carry out repairs during
and after war time,