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 furnace or brickwork of copper | 3 |
Permitted No. not in rent book | 2 |
Defective sashcords | 74 |
Defective window sills | 47 |
Windows not made to open | 15 |
Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 13 |
Defective firegrates and kitchen ranges | 58 |
Defective chimney pots, etc. | 16 |
Smoke nuisances | 10 |
Defective coppers | 1 |
Defective coal cupboards | 3 |
Defective staircases | 4 |
Premises infested with rats and mice | 125 |
Contraventions of Byelaws | 11 |
Temporary Outbuildings obstructing light and air | 2 |
Miscellaneous defects | 370 |
2,647 |
NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATE
NUISANCES.
Informal Action.
Preliminary intimations 353
Interviews 680
Statutory Action.
Act and Section | Notices Authorised | Notices Served |
---|---|---|
11 | 10 | |
Section 44 (Provision of Closets) | 2 | — |
Section 45 (Defective Closets) | 4 | 4 |
Section 75 (Dustbins) | 1 | — |
Section 92/3 (Nuisances) | 59 | 52 |
25 | 18 |