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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SANITARY DEFECTS REPORTED.
Water Supply : | |
Defective storage-tanks | 5 |
Foul storage-tanks | 5 |
Defective fittings (notified to Water Engineer) | 12 |
W.C.s and Urinals : | |
Defective pans | 42 |
Foul pans | 21 |
Defective woodwork around pans | 1 |
Defective seats | 8 |
Absence of water-supply | 23 |
Defective flushing-apparatus | 78 |
Defective flush-pipe connections | 34 |
Defective walls, floors or roofs | 22 |
Defective doors and windows | 11 |
Want of light and ventilation | 1 |
Insufficient closet accommodation | 1 |
Closets not separate for sexes | 4 |
Defective walls and channels of urinals | 2 |
Insanitary urinals cleansed | 5 |
Soil-pipes : | |
Defective or insufficient soil-pipes and vent-shafts | 19 |
Want of,, or defective ventilation-shafts | 2 |
Rain-water pipe acting as ventilation-shaft | 7 |
Defective Fresh-air inlets | 5 |
Drains : | |
Defective drains | 31 |
Defective sewers | 15 |
Want of additional house-drains | 7 |
Choked or foul drains or gullies | 45 |
Defective or insufficient gullies | 6 |
Defective grating, dishing or curbing | 7 |
Absence of, or defective, interceptor | 16 |
Defective manholes | 7 |
Defective manhole covers and frames | 7 |
Want of additional manholes | 4 |