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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Obstructive buildings removed 2
Staircases repaired 3
Accumulations of refuse removed 24
Rooms ventilated 4
Defective and smoky flues remedied 9
Dirty floors and bedding cleansed 10
Basement sleeping rooms unfit for use, closed 8
Rat infested premises (remedied) 28
Nuisances from the keeping of fowls, &c., remedied -
Overcrowding abated 3
Miscellaneous.
Nuisances remedied 151
Stables.
Manure accumulations removed 3
Manure receptacles provided or repaired 1
Stables repaired, cleansed, &c. 2
Yards repaved, cleansed, &c. 2
Urinals.
Reconstructed, and flushing apparatus provided 2
Repaired, &c. 12
Flushing tanks repaired 7
Dairies.
Accumulations removed 3
Premises repaired 4
Premises cleansed 2
Gullies cleansed 5
Other defects 12
Greengrocers' Premises.
Accumulations removed 10
Nuisance from fowls or other animals 2
Yards repaved 4
Yards cleansed 6
Other defects 18