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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Soil pipes: | |
| Defective or insufficient soil-pipes and vent shafts | 16 |
| Want of, or defective ventilation shafts | 3 |
| Rainwater pipe acting as ventilation shafts | 37 |
| Defective Fresh air inlets | 8 |
| Defective drains | 36 |
| Defective sewers | 12 |
| Want of additional house drains | 3 |
| Choked or foul drains or gullies | 28 |
| Defective or insufficient gullies | 10 |
| Defective grating, dishing or curbing | 5 |
| Absence of, or defective, interceptor | 17 |
| Defective manholes | 7 |
| Defective manhole covers and frames | 2 |
| Sub-soil drains required | 3 |
| Defective receptacles | 13 |
| Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc. | 14 |
| Defective or insanitary sink | 23 |
| Want of sink | 3 |
| Insanitary wall-surface around sink | 5 |
| Insanitary W.P.'s or shafts | 3 |
| Defective waste-pipes | 36 |
| Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes | 5 |
| Defective roofs | 134 |
| Defective gutters or spouting | 75 |
| Want of damp-proof course | 11 |