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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 1945
[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 |