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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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The following figures show the daily average consumption from the three sources:—
| 1955 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Richmond Wells | 757,972 galls. | 728,134 galls. |
| Metropolitan Water Board | 932,320 galls. | 926,140 galls. |
| Raw River Water | 251,896 galls. | 247,945 galls. |
The drinking water supplies in the district are not plumbosolvent.
Water fit for human consumption is made available by piped
supply to every dwelling house in the Borough.
| For the following particulars I am indebted to the Chief Public Health Inspector, who submitted his Report in accordance with the Sanitary Officers (Outside Condon) Regulations, 1935. | |
| Inspections during 1956. | |
| Houses inspected and particulars recorded (Housing Act) | 68 |
| Houses inspected (Public Health Acts) | 824 |
| Revisits to houses and other premises | 1245 |
| Houses visited for Certificates of Disrepair | 44 |
| Visits paid in connection with:— | |
| Permitted number for dwellings | 28 |
| Vermin | 69 |
| Disinfection | 86 |
| Enquiries into Infectious Diseases | 78 |
| Routine inspections in connection with:— | |
| Factories (mechanical) | 28 |
| Factories (non-mechanical) | 10 |
| Outworkers | 3 |
| Bakehouses | 60 |
| Butchers' Shops | 113 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 57 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 52 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 17 |
| Ice-cream premises | 92 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 85 |
| Grocers | 117 |
| Public Houses | 51 |