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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Dustbins :

Dustbins :

Defective receptacles120
Defective or insanitary dust-chutes3
Paving :
Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc.5
Sinks :
Defective or insanitary sink6
Want of sink2
Insanitary wall-surface around sink1
Waste-pipes :
Defective waste-pipes63
Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes3
Waste-pipes directly connected to drain1
Dampness :
Defective roofs157
Defective gutters or spouting99
Want of damp-proof course4
Defective external brickwork13
Defective pointing of door and window reveals16
Damp and insanitary site under floor1
Floor-cavity unventilated1
Defective wall or floor ventilators8
General Defects :
Verminous rooms37
Verminous bedding19
Dirty floors, woodwork, etc.7
Accumulations of offensive matter43
Nuisances from fowls or other animals4
Defective plastering (no. of rooms)231
Dirty walls and ceilings (no. of rooms)32
Dirty walls and ceilings of staircases and passages4
Defective floors68
Defective doors and windows70
Defective door and window fastenings10