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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Dustbins :
Defective receptacles | 120 |
Defective or insanitary dust-chutes | 3 |
Paving : | |
Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc. | 5 |
Sinks : | |
Defective or insanitary sink | 6 |
Want of sink | 2 |
Insanitary wall-surface around sink | 1 |
Waste-pipes : | |
Defective waste-pipes | 63 |
Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes | 3 |
Waste-pipes directly connected to drain | 1 |
Dampness : | |
Defective roofs | 157 |
Defective gutters or spouting | 99 |
Want of damp-proof course | 4 |
Defective external brickwork | 13 |
Defective pointing of door and window reveals | 16 |
Damp and insanitary site under floor | 1 |
Floor-cavity unventilated | 1 |
Defective wall or floor ventilators | 8 |
General Defects : | |
Verminous rooms | 37 |
Verminous bedding | 19 |
Dirty floors, woodwork, etc. | 7 |
Accumulations of offensive matter | 43 |
Nuisances from fowls or other animals | 4 |
Defective plastering (no. of rooms) | 231 |
Dirty walls and ceilings (no. of rooms) | 32 |
Dirty walls and ceilings of staircases and passages | 4 |
Defective floors | 68 |
Defective doors and windows | 70 |
Defective door and window fastenings | 10 |