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Richmond upon Thames 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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The following is a summary of the work done during the year
under this Act:—
"Visits of inspection, Bakehouses, 81 ; Workshops, 97 ; Total, 178
Number on Register, ,, 31; ,, 64; „ 95.
Insanitary conditions discovered and remedied:—
Bakehouse Walls and ceilings dirty 12
„ Drains defective 2
,, Gully traps foul 7
„ Floors dirty or defective 5
„ Water closets foul 5
„ Water closet inside 1
„ Miscellaneous 4
Workshops & Laundries Overcrowded 3
„ „ Insufficiently ventilated 5
,, „ Walls and ceilings dirty 8
„ „ Drains defective 3
,, „ Water closets foul 4
,, „ Miscellaneous 11
Total 70
Underground
Bakehouses
In December a Report on the subject of underground
bakehouses was presented to the Health
Committee. Full particulars of the present condition of those
structures within the Borough were given, together with suggestions
on the requirements necessary before granting a certificate. (This
Report was adopted by the Health Committee in February 1903.)