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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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30
COMPLAINTS
The number of complaints received by the Department from
the 1st January to 31st December, 1947 was 1.087.
The complaints received during the year have been classified
and are set out below:—
Defective sinks 5
Defective drains 66
Leaking pipes 45
Defective windows 10
Defective walls 15
Defective storage tanks 13
Defective skylights 1
Defective floorboards 4
Unsatisfactory living conditions 16
Offensive manholes 10
Offensive sewers 6
Lack of water 23
Defective W.C.s 105
Defective roofs and gutters 46
Dampness 89
Dry rot 19
Defective ceiling 48
Defective chimneys 9
Defective fences 7
Defective stoves 16
Defective sash cords 3
Defective stairs and steps 3
Accumulations of rubbish 18
Defective dustbins 46
Unsound food 68
Nuisance from rats 169
Nuisance from pigeons 4
Nuisance from smoke 5
Nuisance from vermin, ants, etc. 77
General defects 124
Overcrowding 17
1,087