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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Section 9 (Insanitary Dwellings) | 131 | 127 |
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Although in the main the work called for on Statutory Notices
was carried out by owners, in three cases the owners failed to carry
out their obligations and it became necessary for the Local Authority
to do the work in default.
Details of these cases are as follows:—- ,
Premises | Act and Section | Cost of work carried out in default | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
11a Dancer Road | Housing Act, Section 9 | £16 | 4s. | Od. |
242 Sandycombe Road | ditto | £21 | 3s. | Od. |
2/4 Rosemont Road | ditto | £ 7 | 15s. | 6d. |
COMPLAINTS.
The average number of complaints received by the Department
annually before the War was 500 : the figure from the 1st January to
the 31st December 1945 was 1,045.
This greatly increased number serves to indicate the extreme
difficulty being encountered today in getting building repairs carried
out. The underlying reasons are on the one hand shortage of labour
and of materials, and, on the other, the limit of expenditure permitted
except where the property is one covered by a building licence.
The complaints received during the year have been classified and are set out below: —
Defective sinks | 18 |
Defective drains | 96 |
Leaking pipes | 36 |
Offensive manholes | 5 |
Offensive sewers | 9 |
Lack of water | 28 |