London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Drainage | 992 |
| Interviews | 475 |
| Heating Appliances (Fireguard) Act | 5 |
| Merchandise Marks Act | 2 |
| Noise Abatement | 23 |
| Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 | 957 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 14 |
| Petroleum Act, 1928 | 68 |
| Piggeries | 1 |
| Rats and Mice (Visits to Properties) | 3,074 |
| Rats and Mice (Visits re sewer treatments) | 472 |
| Schools — Elementary and Secondary | 12 |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 91 |
| Water Supply | 312 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 1,987 |
| 11,751 |
TABLE 19. — SERVICE OF NOTICES.
| (1) Informal action by letter or verbal intimation | 570 |
| (2) Statutory action by notice : | |
| (a) under the Public Health Act, 1936— | |
| (i) Section 39 (drainage) | 2 |
| (ii) Sections 92/93 (nuisances) | 13 |
| (b) under the Housing Act, 1961 — | |
| (i) Section 15 (essential amenities) | 2 |
| (ii) Section 19 (overcrowding) | 1 |
| (c) under the Clean Air Act, 1956— Section 12 (firegrate adaptations) | 88 |
TABLE 20. — COMPLAINTS.
The complaints received have been classified as follows : — Disrepair of premises : —
| Dampness | 45 |
| Drainage | 173 |
| General defects | 88 |
| Nuisance from refuse | 26 |
| Nuisance from smoke or fumes | 65 |
| Nuisance from insects, animals, etc. | 25 |
| Rodent infestations | 259 |
| Unsound food | 43 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances | 18 |
| Noise nuisance | 6 |
| Pigeons | |
| Water Supply | 10 |
| 770 |