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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Defective furnace or brickwork of copper3
Permitted No. not in rent book2
Defective sashcords74
Defective window sills47
Windows not made to open15
Inadequate lighting and ventilation13
Defective firegrates and kitchen ranges58
Defective chimney pots, etc.16
Smoke nuisances10
Defective coppers1
Defective coal cupboards3
Defective staircases4
Premises infested with rats and mice125
Contraventions of Byelaws11
Temporary Outbuildings obstructing light and air2
Miscellaneous defects370
2,647

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NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATE
NUISANCES.
Informal Action.
Preliminary intimations 353
Interviews 680

Table: Statutory Action.

Statutory Action.

Act and SectionNotices AuthorisedNotices Served
Public Health Act, 1936. Section 39 (Drainage)1110
Section 44 (Provision of Closets)2—
Section 45 (Defective Closets)44
Section 75 (Dustbins)1—
Section 92/3 (Nuisances)5952
Housing Act, 1936. Section 9 (Insanitary Dwellings)2518