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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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The Sanitary Inspector's duties arc very varied and include duties
relating to housing, prevention of the spread of infectious diseases
and supervision of the purity of water supplies.
The staff establishment is just sufficient to cover all requirements
provided there are no vacancies due to sickness or resignations.
However, there is a tendancy for additional duties to be added each
year and if this continues it may become necessary to reconsider this
establishment at some future date.
Although the number of cases of food poisoning reported during
the year was unusually large, it is satisfactory to be able to report
that not one of these cases was traced to a public restaurant or cafe.
| Area in acres | 4,234 | ||
| Population (Census 1951) | 41,944 | ||
| Population (Estimated 1952) | 42,440 | ||
| Number of inhabited houses (estimated) | 11,528 | ||
| Rateable value | £639,407 | ||
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate | £2,523 | ||
| BIRTHS. | |||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population . | 13.8 | ||
| (corrected) | 12.8 | ||
| Total number of births (live and still) | 585 | ||
| Analysis:— | M | F | Total |
| Live Births Legitimate | 279 | 257 | 536 |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Stillbirths Legitimate | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Still birth rate per 1,000 total births | 25.6 | ||