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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Defective sashcords | 113 |
Defective window sills | 18 |
Windows not made to open | 3 |
Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 3 |
Defective firegrates and kitchen ranges | 91 |
Defective chimney pots, etc. | 7 |
Smoke nuisances | 4 |
Defective coppers | 2 |
Defective larders | 3 |
Defective coal cupboards | 2 |
Defective staircases | 31 |
Unfit basement rooms | 1 |
Dilapidated outbuildings | 4 |
Premises infested "with rats and mice | 51 |
Contraventions of Byelaws | 6 |
Accumulations of manure | 5 |
Dirty yards | 2 |
Defective stable buildings | |
Miscellaneous defects | 140 |
1,968 |
NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATE
NUISANCES.
Informal Action. | ||
Preliminary intimations | 532 | |
Interviews | 290 | |
Statutory Action. | ||
Act and Section | Notices Authorised | Notices Served |
Section 24 (Drainage) | 17 | 17 |
Section 39 (Drainage) | 35 | 27 |
Section 40 (Soil and Vent Pipes) | 1 | 1 |
Section 45 (Defective Closets) | 19 | 15 |
Section 75 (Dustbins) | 58 | 55 |
Section 79 (Noxious Matters) | 2 | 2 |
Section 83 (Dirty Premises) | 2 | 2 |
Section 92/3 (Nuisances) | 29 | 25 |