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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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34
COMPLAINTS.
The number of complaints received by the Department from
the 1st January to 31st December, 1948, was 846.

Table: The complaints received have ben classified as follows:—

The complaints received have ben classified as follows:—

Defective sinks15
Defective drains54
Leaking pipes7
Defective windows2
Defective walls and ceilings55
Defective storage tanks15
Defective floor boards7
Insanitary living conditions15
Offensive manholes8
Lack of water supply5
Defective W.C.'s50
Defective roofs and gutters49
Dampness51
Dry rot15
Defective stoves22
Defective stairs and steps4
Accumulations of rubbish16
Defective dustbins19
Unsound Food15
Nuisance from rats and mice218
Nuisance from pigeons3
Nuisance from smoke7
Nuisance from vermin, ants, etc.54
General defects140
846