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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At the end of the year, 658 of the defects discovered had been
abated, the work of remedying 82 was in hand, and the balance of
42 was still outstanding.
In order to see that the defects were being properly remedied 783
visits were paid to the various premises.
NOTICES TO REMEDY CONTRAVENTIONS AND ABATE
Preliminary intimations | 225 | |
Verbal intimations | 80 | |
Act and Section. | ||
Housing Act, 1957 Section 9 (Repairs) | _ | — |
Section 24 (Drainage) | 4 | 2 |
Section 39 (Drainage) | 7 | 7 |
Section 45 (Defective Closets) | 4 | 3 |
Section 46 (Insufficient Closets) | — | — |
Section 75 (Dustbins) | 2 | 1 |
Section 92/93 (Nuisances) | 28 | 23 |
In the main the requirements of statutory notices were complied
with, but in respect of one property repairs were carried out by the
Council on behalf of the owners, following the service of notices under
the Public Health Act, 1936. In all cases where the local authority
do work in default, the cost is recovered from the person responsible
in law.
COMPLAINTS.
The number of complaints received was 692, which is a decrease
of 150 compared with 1956.