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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Defective manholes 6
Defective manhole covers and frames 3
Sub-soil drains required 1
Dustbins:
Defective receptacles 25
Defective dust shutes 2
Paving:
Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc. 17
Sinks:
Defective or insanitary sink 24
Want of sink 2
Insanitary wall-surface around sink 1
Waste-Pipes:
Insanitary W.P.'s or shafts 38
Defective waste-pipes 5
Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes 3
Waste-pipes directly connected to drain 1
Dampness:
Defective roofs 162
Defective gutters or spouting 85
Want of damp-proof course 11
Defective external brickwork 41
Defective pointing of door and window reveals 19
Damp and insanitary site under floor 10
Floor cavity unventilated 4
Defective wall or floor ventilators 6
General Defects:
Verminous rooms 74
Verminous bedding 53
Dirty floors, woodwork, etc. 2
Accumulations of offensive matter 9
Nuisances from fowls, or other animals 2
Defective plastering (No. of rooms) 365
Dirty walls and ceilings (No. of rooms) 499