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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| Defective external brickwork | 42 |
| Defective pointing of door and window reveals | 22 |
| Damp and insanitary site under floor | 4 |
| Floor cavity unventilated | 2 |
| Defective wall or floor ventilators | 8 |
| General Defects: | |
| Verminous rooms | 12 |
| Verminous bedding | 7 |
| Dirty floors, woodwork, etc. | 4 |
| Accumulations of offensive matter | 12 |
| Defective plastering (No. of rooms) | 258 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings (No. of rooms) | 193 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings of staircases and passages | 78 |
| Defective floors | 57 |
| Defective doors and windows | 41 |
| Defective doors and window fastenings | 40 |
| Defective furnace or brickwork of copper | 1 |
| Defective sashcords | 70 |
| Defective window sills | 79 |
| Windows not made to open | 29 |
| Inadequate lighting and ventilation | 9 |
| Defective firegrates and kitchen ranges | 42 |
| Defective chimney pots, etc. | 35 |
| Smoke nuisances | 2 |
| Defective coppers | 2 |
| Dilapidated Outbuildings | 1 |
| Defective staircases | 9 |
| Miscellaneous defects | 273 |
| 2024 | |
At the end of the year, 1612 of the defects discovered had been
abated, the work of remedying 207 was in hand, and the balance of
205 were still outstanding.
In order to see that these defects were being properly remedied
1,908 visits were paid to the various premises.