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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Defective sashcords113
Defective window sills18
Windows not made to open3
Inadequate lighting and ventilation3
Defective firegrates and kitchen ranges91
Defective chimney pots, etc.7
Smoke nuisances4
Defective coppers2
Defective larders3
Defective coal cupboards2
Defective staircases31
Unfit basement rooms1
Dilapidated outbuildings4
Premises infested "with rats and mice51
Contraventions of Byelaws6
Accumulations of manure5
Dirty yards2
Defective stable buildings1
Miscellaneous defects140
1,968

Table: NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATENUISANCES.

NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATE

NUISANCES.

Informal Action.
Preliminary intimations532
Interviews290
Statutory Action.
Act and SectionNotices AuthorisedNotices Served
Public Health Act 1936.
Section 24 (Drainage)1717
Section 39 (Drainage)3527
Section 40 (Soil and Vent Pipes)11
Section 45 (Defective Closets)1915
Section 75 (Dustbins)5855
Section 79 (Noxious Matters)22
Section 83 (Dirty Premises)22
Section 92/3 (Nuisances)2925