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 flushing apparatus 21
Defective flush-pipe connections 15
Defective walls, floors or roofs 15
Defective doors and windows 6
Want of light and ventilation 7
Insufficient closet accommodation 8
Defective walls and channels of urinals 2
Insanitary urinals cleansed 11
Defective brickwork (repaired or re-built) 7
Soil-pipes:
Defective or insufficient soil-pipes and vent-
shafts 9
Want of, or defective ventilation-shafts 9
Rain-water pipe acting as ventilation shafts 19
Defective Fresh-air inlets 16
Drains:
Defective drains 13
Defective sewers 24
Want of additional house-drains 2
Choked or foul drains or gullies 26
Defective or insufficient gullies 10
Defective grating, dishing or curbing 5
Absence of, or defective, interceptor
Defective manholes 5
Defective manhole covers and frames 1
Sub-soil drains required 1
Defective drainage of Stables 2
Dustbins:
Defective receptacles 75
Paving:
Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc 1