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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Dirty floors and bedding cleansed | 27 |
| Basement sleeping rooms unfit for use, closed | 8 |
| Rat infested premises (remedied) | 35 |
| Nuisances from the keeping of fowls, &c., remedied | 2 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 |
| Miscellaneous. | |
| Nuisances remedied | 200 |
| Stables. | |
| Manure accumulations removed | 15 |
| Manure receptacles provided or repaired | 2 |
| Stables repaired, cleansed, &c. | 3 |
| Yards repaved, cleansed, &c. | 2 |
| Urinals. | |
| Reconstructed, and flushing apparatus provided | — |
| Repaired, &c. | 23 |
| Flushing tanks repaired | 5 |
| Dairies. | |
| Accumulations removed | — |
| Premises repaired | — |
| Premises cleansed | — |
| Gullies cleansed | — |
| Other defects | 1 |
| Greengrocers' Premises. | |
| Accumulations removed | 10 |
| Nuisance from fowls or other animals | — |
| Yards repaved | — |
| Yards cleaned | 5 |
| Other defects | 14 |
| Testing of Drains and Sanitary Fittings. | |
| Application of smoke test | 82 |
| „ water test (new work) | 76 |
| „ chemical test | 3 |