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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 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Factories Act 1937.

Factories Act 1937.

Factories on the register at the end of the year.
Mechanical106
Non-mechanical60
Inspections made201
Written notices served9
Defects found30
Defects remedied30

Table: Service of Notices.

Service of Notices.

Informal Notices Served513
Statutory or Formal Notices Served44
Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of Formal Notice—
(a) By Owners8
(b) By Local Authority in default of ownersNil.

Table: Petroleum Acts 1928.

Petroleum Acts 1928.

Visits made during the year215
Licences for which applications for renewal were made during the year65
New licences issued during the year3
Number of persons licensed to keep Petroleum55

Table: Slaughterhouses.

Slaughterhouses.

Visits of inspection made89
Number of animals inspected after slaughter231