London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Richmond upon Thames 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Defective or insufficient gullies11
Defective grating, dishing or curbing7
Absence of, or defective, interceptor18
Defective manholes13
Defective manhole covers and frames4
Sub-soil drains required3
Dustbins:
Defective receptacles25
Paving:
Defective paving of yards, forecourts, etc.13
Sinks:
Defective or insanitary sink8
Want of sink3
Insanitary wall-surface around sink3
Waste-Pipes:
Insanitary W.P.'s or shafts2
Defective waste-pipes23
Untrapped or unventilated waste-pipes4
Dampness:
Defective roofs86
Defective gutters or spouting42
Want of damp-proof course8
Defective external brickwork34
Defective pointing of door and window reveals11
Damp and insanitary site under floor3
Floor cavity unventilated4
Defective wall or floor ventilators4
General Defects:
Verminous rooms5
Verminous bedding3