London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Richmond upon Thames 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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SANITARY DEFECTS REPORTED.
Water Supply:
Defective or foul storage tanks 8
Defective fittings (notified to Water Engineer) 1
Defective covers 4
Unsuitable positions of tanks 1
W.C.'s and Urinals:
Defective pans 45
Foul pans 2
Defective woodwork around pans 5
Defective seats 7
Absence of water supply 9
Defective flushing apparatus 10
Defective flush-pipe connections 11
Defective walls, floors or roofs 29
Defective doors and windows 22
Want of light and ventilation 3
Insufficient closet accommodation 3
Defective walls and channels of urinals 1
Insanitary urinals cleansed 1
Defective brickwork (repaired or re-built) 4
Closets not separate for sexes 2
Soil-Pipes:
Defective or insufficient soil-pipes and vent shafts 17
Want of, or defective ventilation shafts 5
Rainwater pipe acting as ventilation shafts 11
Defective Fresh air inlets 5
Drains:
Defective drains 24
Defective sewers 8
Want of additional house drains 1
Choked or foul drains or gullies 14
Defective or insufficient gullies 7
Defective grating, dishing or curbing 2
Absence of, or defective, interceptor 1