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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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31
Dustbins:
Defective receptacles 44
Paving:
Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc. 12
Sinks:
Defective or insanitary sink 34
Want of sink 8
Insanitary wall-surface around sink 10
WastcPipes:
Insanitary W.P.'s or shafts 55
Defective waste-pipes 8
Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes 7
Waste-pipes directly connected to drain
Dampness:
Defective roofs 166
Defective gutters or spouting 96
Want of damp-proof course 2
Defective external brickwork 31
Defective pointing of door and window reveals 16
Damp and insanitary site under floor 1
Floor cavity unventilated 2
Defective wall or floor ventilators 3
| Verminous rooms | 28 |
| Verminous bedding | 7 |
| Dirty floors, woodwork, etc. | |
| Accumulations of offensive matter | 31 |
| Nuisances from fowls, or other animals | 5 |
| Defective plastering (No. of rooms) | 400 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings (No. of rooms) | 255 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings of staircases and passages | 31 |
| Defective floors | 84 |
| Defective doors and windows |