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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION A.
| Area (in acres) | 4,234 |
| Population (census 1931) | 37,791 |
| Population (estimated 1938) | 38,280 |
| Number of inhabited houses (1938) | 9,912 |
| Rateable value | £585,999 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate | £2,260 |
Poor Law Relief.
The Clerk of the Public Assistance Committee informs me the
approximate number of cases afforded Outdoor Relief in the Richmond
district during the year was 497.
The Philanthropic Society has assisted the needy to the following extent:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
| To Monetary Grants, on petition, for surgical appliances, convalescent treatment, etc. | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots and Clothing | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Relief in other forms | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Convalescent Home, Hospital and Surgical Aid Letters purchased | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Richmond Royal Hospital.
The Secretary-Superintendent, Captain G. M. Eden, has kindly
supplied the following information:—
2,122 In-Patients and 6,040 Out-Patients were treated at the
Hospital during 1938. Those received from the Borough of Richmond
were 574 In-Patients and 1,242 Out-Patients.