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Richmond upon Thames 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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SECTION C. —SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Table: TABLE 17.— WATER SUPPLY.(a) The following figures show the daily average consumption of water in the district: —

TABLE 17.— WATER SUPPLY.

(a) The following figures show the daily average consumption of water in the district: —

19631964
All Richmond Wells737,074 galls.753,636 galls.
Metropolitan Water Board1,093,505 galls.1,078,611 galls.
Raw River Water261,276 galls.293,490 galls.
(b) During the year the following samples were taken for examination: —
(i) Richmond Water Supply : Untreated water288 samples.
Treated water186 ,,
For chemical analysis23 „
(ii) Raw River Water54 „
(c) Swimming Water samples28 „

Table: TABLE 18. —PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS.

TABLE 18. —PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS.

Houses inspected182
Revisits to houses and other premises1,119
Houses visited for Certificates of Disrepair6
Visits paid in connection with: — Permitted number for dwellings89
Vermin23
Enquiries into Infectious Diseases and Disinfection222
Routine inspections in connection with : — Factories (mechanical)93
Factories (non-mechanical)12
Outworkers2
Bakehouses9
Butchers' Shops79
Confectioners (Flour)22
Confectioners (Sugar)61
Dairies and Milk Shops21
Fishmongers and Poulterers14
Fried Fish Shops16
Greengrocers and Fruiterers58
Grocers159
Ice-cream premises60
Public Houses75
Restaurants and Tea Shops292
Food and Drugs Act Sampling6
Milk Sampling (Designated Milk)82
Ice-cream Sampling82
Unsound Food45
Caravans8
Clean Air Act — Inspection and Observations425