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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 1958
[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: —
| 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Richmond Wells | 785,362 galls. | 836,038 galls. |
| Metropolitan Water Board | 929,265 galls. | 879,030 galls. |
| Raw River Water ... | 273,891 galls. | 209,548 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.
| Houses inspected and particulars recorded (Housing Act) | 22 |
| Houses inspected (Public Health Acts) | 556 |
| Revisits to houses and other premises | 712 |
| Houses visited for Certificates of Disrepair | 161 |
| Visits paid in connection with:— | |
| Permitted number for dwellings | 11 |
| Vermin | 28 |
| 505 | |
| Enquiries into Infectious Diseases | 143 |
| Routine inspections in connection with:— | |
| Factories (mechanical) | 20 |
| Factories (non-mechanical) | 14 |
| Outworkers | 29 |
| Bakehouses | 26 |
| Butchers' Shops | 59 |
| Confectioners (Flour) | 16 |
| Confectioners (Sugar) | 25 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 35 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 15 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 10 |
| Greengrocers and Fruiterers | 44 |
| Grocers | 107 |
| Ice-cream premises | 89 |