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Richmond upon Thames 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Housing Act1936.

Section 9 (Insanitary Dwellings)131127
Rats and Mice Destruction Act 1919. Section 544
Factories Act 1937. Section 72

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:—- ,

PremisesAct and SectionCost of work carried out in default
11a Dancer RoadHousing Act, Section 9£164s.Od.
242 Sandycombe Roadditto£213s.Od.
2/4 Rosemont Roadditto£ 715s.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 sinks18
Defective drains96
Leaking pipes36
Offensive manholes5
Offensive sewers9
Lack of water28