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Richmond upon Thames 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Local Government Act 1894
Public Health Acts Amendment Act (part of) 1907
Richmond (Surrey) Corporation Act 1937
The following is a list of the Bye-laws and Regulations in force
in the district:—
1. Bye-laws as to keeping water closet supplied with
sufficient water for flushing.
2. Bye-laws with respect to nuisances (limiting the time for
removal of offensive matter through the streets).
3. Regulations as to Glanders or Farcy.
4. ,, ,, Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
5. Bye-laws as to Slaughterhouses.
6. ,, ,, New Streets and Buildings.
7. ,, ,, Pleasure Grounds.
8. ,, „ Allotments.
9. „ ,, Locomotive Act, 1898.
10. Bye-laws under Good Rule and Government of the
Borough.
11. Bye-laws with respect to occupation of basement sleeping
rooms, Section 12 (2) Housing Act, 1935.
12. Bye-laws as to Fish Frying, 1920.
13. Bye-laws as to Tents, Vans, Sheds, etc., 1920.
14. Bye-laws as to Houses Let in Lodgings.
(b) Ambulance Facilities.
The South Middlesex and Richmond Joint Hospital Board
have ambulances in which infectious cases are removed to Hospital.
The Richmond Council has a motor ambulance kept at the
Fire Station, for use in accidents and private cases.
During the year this ambulance was used 913 times and the
mileage covered was 3,939.6.
(c) Nursing in the Home.
The local Queen's District Nursing Association through its