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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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TABLE 21. —DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
A summary of the treatment of premises, bedding, clothing and other articles is given below : —
| Houses. | Rooms. | Bedding, etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Fevers | — | 3 | 16 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| Vermin | 5 | 25 | 8 |
| Other Diseases | — | 219 | |
| Costs recovered throughout the year: £11 3s. Id. | |||
TABLE 22. —FACTORY INSPECTIONS.
| 1. Inspections. Premises. | Number on Register. | Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (non-power) | 12 | 12 | Nil | Nil | |||
| Factories (power) | 148 | 93 | 14 | Nil | |||
| Building Sites and Institutions | 2 | 2 | Nil | Nil | |||
| 2. Defects. | |||||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 3 | 3 | Nil | ||||
| Sanitary Conveniences. | |||||||
| (a) Unsuitable | 5 | 5 | Nil | ||||
| (b) Insufficient | Nil | Nil | Nil | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 22 | 22 | Nil | ||||
| 3. Outworkers. | |||||||
| Wearing apparel (making) | 27 | Nil | |||||
| Brass and brass articles | 4 | Nil | |||||
| Lampshades | 1 | Nil | |||||
| Artificial flowers | 10 | Nil | |||||
| Brushes | 2 | Nil | |||||
| Jewellery | 1 | Nil | |||||
| Legal Proceedings — no prosecutions were taken in 1964. | |||||||
TABLE 23. —RODENT CONTROL.
The rodent control staff have continued to do much useful work in eradicating rats and mice from premises.
| Number of complaints received | 259 |
| Number of infestations found | 238 |
| Number of infestations cleared | 226 |
The treatment of foul sewers was carried out in May and November
using the anti-coagulent, Warfarin, and baiting was concentrated in
specific areas known to be persistently infested with rats.
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