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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Furniture and upholstery 5
Furriers 2
Other trades 9
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These premises have been visited, and as a result of action
taken by the department, the following defective conditions have
been remedied:—
Want of cleanliness 30
Walls, floors, gutters and roofs repaired 7
Insufficient
Not separate for sexes
Sanitary accommodation
Unsuitable or defective 9
Foul sanitary conveniences 8
Accumulations removed 8
Other nuisances and defects remedied 20
Defective dustbins 1
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Stable Premises.
There are 30 premises on the register, and these have all been
systematically inspected during the year, strict attention being
given to the provision of efficient receptacles for the storage of
manure, and the prompt and frequent removal of all manure from
the premises in order to minimise the risk of nuisance from flies.
Rats and Mice Destruction Act.
The provisions of this Act have been enforced during the year.
Fifty-one complaints were received, and in forty-five instances
"preliminary" intimations have been served upon the owners and
occupiers of premises to eradicate "rodents" and render the
premises rat proof,