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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Defective or insufficient gullies | 11 |
| Defective grating, dishing or curbing | 7 |
| Absence of, or defective, interceptor | 18 |
| Defective manholes | 13 |
| Defective manhole covers and frames | 4 |
| Sub-soil drains required | 3 |
| Dustbins: | |
| Defective receptacles | 25 |
| Paving: | |
| Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc. | 13 |
| Sinks: | |
| Defective or insanitary sink | 8 |
| Want of sink | 3 |
| Insanitary wall-surface around sink | 3 |
| Waste-Pipes: | |
| Insanitary W.P.'s or shafts | 2 |
| Defective waste-pipes | 23 |
| Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes | 4 |
| Dampness: | |
| Defective roofs | 86 |
| Defective gutters or spouting | 42 |
| Want of damp-proof course | 8 |
| Defective external brickwork | 34 |
| Defective pointing of door and window reveals | 11 |
| Damp and insanitary site under floor | 3 |
| Floor cavity unventilated | 4 |
| Defective wall or floor ventilators | 4 |
| General Defects: | |
| Verminous rooms | 5 |
| Verminous bedding | 3 |