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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION C—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
TABLE 16. WATER SUPPLY.
(a) The following figures show the daily average consumption of water in the district:—
| 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Richmond Wells | 759,071 galls. | 819,022 galls. |
| Metropolitan Water Board | 992,151 galls. | 957,482 galls. |
| Raw River Water | 369.742 galls. | 246.578 galls. |
(b) During the year the following samples were taken for examination:—
(i) Richmond Water Supply:
Untreated water 148 samples.
Treated water 326 „
For chemical analysis 25 „
(ii) Metropolitan Water Board Supply:
Bacteriological examination 1,101 „
Chemical examination 52 „
(iii) Raw River Water 52 „
(c) Swimming Water samples 28 „
TABLE 17. PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
| Houses inspected (Public Health Acts) | 439 |
| Revisits to houses and other premises | 1124 |
| Houses visited for Certificates of Disrepair | 35 |
| Visits paid in connection with:— | |
| Permitted number for dwellings | 75 |
| Vermin | 106 |
| Enquiries into Infectious Diseases and Disinfection | 76 |
| Routine inspections in connection with:— | |
| Factories (mechanical) | 32 |
| Factories (non-mechanical) | 3 |
| Outworkers | 1 |
| Bakehouses | 7 |
| Butchers' Shops | 42 |
| Confectioners (Flour) | 1 |
| Confectioners (Sugar) | 14 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 15 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 7 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 3 |