Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |