London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Inspections under the Housing and Public Health Acts.
| Total inspections | 10,559 |
| Nuisances discovered on 716 of the premises | 1,396 |
| Defects abated by the end of the year | 1,261 |
| Defects in course of being remedied at end of year | 61 |
| Outstanding defects at the end of the year | 63 |
| Action deferred | 11 |
| Visits paid to ascertain that the defects were being properly remedied | 1,565 |
| Defects outstanding at the end of 1942, which have now been abated | 40 |
| Shops Acts. | |
| Number of shops on register at the end of the year ... | 720 |
| Special visits made | 40 |
| Changes of occupancy | 41 |
| Factories Act 1937. | |
| Factories on the register at the end of the year. | |
| Mechanical | 127 |
| Non-Mechanical | 67 |
| Inspections made | 82 |
| Written notices served | 2 |
| Verbal notice given | 2 |
| Defects found | 16 |
| Defects (a) remedied | 16 |
| (b) in abeyance | Nil |
| Service of Notices. | |
| Informal Notices Served | 349 |
| Statutory or Formal Notices Served | 180 |