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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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The Court also granted an abatement order for the work required
by the notices to be abated within a specified period.
COMPLAINTS.
The number of complaints received from the 1st January to
31st December, 1951 was 789 which is a considerable decrease over
the same period in 1950.
The complaints received have been classified as follows:—
| Defective firegrates | 6 |
| Defective sinks | 6 |
| Defective drains and gullies | 46 |
| Leaking pipes | 18 |
| Defective windows | 7 |
| Defective Walls and ceilings | 16 |
| Offensive manholes | 3 |
| Lack of water supply | 10 |
| Defective W.C's. | 35 |
| Defective roofs and gutters | 27 |
| Dampness | 58 |
| Dry rot | 1 |
| Defective stoves | 1 |
| Defective stairs and steps | 2 |
| Accumulation of rubbish | 1 |
| Defective dustbins | 11 |
| Unsound food | 27 |
| Nuisance from rats and mice | 261 |
| Nuisance from animals | 2 |
| Nuisance from smoke | 5 |
| Nuisance from vermin, ants, etc. | 24 |
| General Defects | 214 |
| Wasps Nests | 6 |
| Overcrowding | 2 |
| 789 |
Prompt investigation was made and suitable action was taken
to remedy the complaints.