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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Pavings: | |
| Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc. | 18 |
| Sinks: | |
| Defective or insanitary sink | 33 |
| Want of sink | 4 |
| Insanitary wall-surface around sink | 7 |
| Waste-Pipes: | |
| Insanitary W.P.'s or shafts | 33 |
| Defective waste-pipes | 5 |
| Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes | 1 |
| Dampness: | |
| Defective roofs | 139 |
| Defective gutters or spouting | 78 |
| Want of damp-proof course | 10 |
| Defective external brickwork | 48 |
| Defective pointing of door and window reveals | 15 |
| Damp and insanitary site under floor | 4 |
| Floor cavity unventilated | 3 |
| Defective wall or floor ventilators | 10 |
| General Defects: | |
| Verminous rooms | 14 |
| Verminous bedding | — |
| Dirty floors, woodwork, etc. | 1 |
| Accumulations of offensive matter | 33 |
| Nuisances from fowls, or other animals | — |
| Defective plastering (No. of rooms) | 334 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings (No. of rooms) | 259 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings of staircases and passages | 48 |
| Defective floors | 73 |
| Defective doors and windows | 43 |
| Defective doors and window fastenings | 37 |
| Defective furnace or brickwork of copper | 5 |
| Permitted No. not in rent book | — |
| Defective sashcords | 95 |
| Defective window sills | 65 |