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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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In September, an influx of about 1,000 evacuees from the East
End of London considerably interfered with the normal routine of
the Department, on account of the extra work entailed.
| Total inspections | 5,212 |
| Nuisances discovered on 375 of the premises | 1,129 |
| Defects abated by the end of the year | 987 |
| Work in hand to remedy defects, at the end of the year | 26 |
| Outstanding defects at the end of the year | 79 |
| Action deferred until after the War | 37 |
| Visits paid to ascertain that the defects were being properly remedied | 1,346 |
| Inspections made under the Housing Acts | 21 |
| Sanitary defects remedied, and improvements made in accordance with the above | 240 |
| Unfit underground dwellings, contravening the Housing Regulations, reported during the year | 3 |
| Closing Orders made | 3 |
| Voluntary Undertakings given | — |
| Basements made fit voluntarily by owners | — |
| Closing Orders withdrawn | 6 |
| Undertakings withdrawn | 13 |
| Number of shops on register at the end of the year | 776 |
| Special visits made | 41 |
| New additions to register | |
| Changes of occupancy | 5 |
| Factories on the register at the end of the year. | |
| Mechanical | 106 |
| Non-mechanical | 54 |
| Inspections made | 26 |
| Written notices served | 18 |
| Defects found | 105 |
| Defects (a) remedied | 81 |
| Defects (b) in abeyance | 24 |