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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 1957
[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:—
| 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Richmond Wells | 728,134 galls. | 785,362 galls. |
| Metropolitan Water Board | 926,140 galls. | 929,265 galls. |
| Raw River Water | 247,945 galls. | 273,891 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.
PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
For the following particulars I am indebted to the Chief Public
Health Inspector, who submitted his Report in accordance with the
Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations, 1935.
Inspections during 1957.
| Houses inspected and particulars recorded (Housing Act) | 7 |
| Houses inspected (Public Health Acts) | 605 |
| Revisits to houses and other premises | 783 |
| Houses visited for Certificates of Disrepair | 143 |
| Visits paid in connection with:— | |
| Permitted number for dwellings | 28 |
| Vermin | 28 |
| Disinfection | 98 |
| Enquiries into Infectious Diseases | 61 |
| Routine inspections in connection with:— | |
| Factories (mechanical) | 65 |
| Factories (non-mechanical) | 10 |
| Outworkers | 5 |
| Bakehouses | 24 |
| Butchers' Shops | 57 |
| Confectioners (Flour) | 12 |
| Confectioners (Sugar) | 33 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 23 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 12 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 1 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 39 |
| Grocers | 86 |
| Ice-cream premises | 64 |