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

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Richmond upon Thames 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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SANITARY DEFECTS REPORTED.
Animal nuisances 4
Basement areas inadequate 7
Ceilings broken or otherwise defective 99
Chimney stacks defective 11
Coppers broken or otherwise defective 3
Damp-proof courses required or defective 13
Doors defective 57
Drainage systems obstructed 60
Drainage systems leaking or defective 94
Firegrates and flues defective 64
Floors broken or otherwise defective 83
Floor drainage inadequate 1
Food preparation equipment unsatisfactory 3
Food rooms requiring reconstruction 3
Food storage unsatisfactory 13
Gutters leaking or defective 71
Lighting inadequate 40
Paving inadequate or defective 21
R.W.Ps. ventilating drainage systems 2
R.W.Ps. broken or otherwise defective 23
Refuse accumulations 27
Refuse receptacles defective 60
Roofs leaking or defective 10
Rooms requiring cleansing 59
Sanitary accommodation insufficient 19
Sanitary accommodation not separate for sexes 9
Sinks insanitary or defective 35
Sites requiring concreting 7
Soilpipes leaking or defective 27
Staircases defective 14
Ventilation of rooms inadequate 53
Verminous premises 12
Walls: plaster defective 79
Walls: brickwork defective 93
Washing facilities in food premises inadequate 12
Wastepipes leaking or defective 31
Water fittings defective 31