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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION C—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
TABLE 17. WATER SUPPLY.
(a) The following figures show the daily average consumption of water in the district:—
| 1960 | 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All Richmond Wells | 819,022 galls. | 798,616 galls. | |
| Metropolitan Water Board | 957,482 galls. | 1,098,414 galls. | |
| Raw River Water | 246,578 galls. | 275,797 galls. | |
| (b) During the year the following samples were taken for examination:— | |||
| (i) Richmond Water Supply: | |||
| Untreated water | 268 | samples. | |
| Treated water | 176 | „ | |
| For chemical analysis | 22 | „ | |
| (ii) Metropolitan Water Board Supply: | |||
| Bacteriological examination | 1,835 | „ | |
| Chemical examination | 156 | „ | |
| (iii) Raw River Water | 50 | „ | |
| (c) Swimming Water samples | 24 | „ | |
TABLE 18. PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
| Houses inspected | 310 |
| Revisits to houses and other premises | 732 |
| Houses visited for Certificates of Disrepair ... | 6 |
| Visits paid in connection with:— | |
| Permitted number for dwellings | 4 |
| Vermin | 64 |
| Enquiries into Infectious Diseases and Disinfection | 110 |
| Routine inspections in connection with:— | |
| Factories (mechanical) | 51 |
| Factories (non-mechanical) | 9 |
| Outworkers | 4 |
| Bakehouses | 25 |
| Butchers' Shops | 92 |
| Confectioners (Flour) | 28 |
| Confectioners (Sugar) | 52 |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 8 |
| Fishmongers and Poulterers | 31 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 5 |