Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Prevalence and Distribution of Infectious Diseases 26
Small-Pox 26
Diphtheria 27
Erysipelas 28
Scarlet Fever 29
Enteric Fever 29
Continued Fever 29
Measles 29
Whooping Cough 30
Chicken Pox 30
Diarrhœa 30
Tuberculosis 30
Measures taken to Prevent the spread of Infectious
Diseases— 31
Disinfection 32
Infectious Diseases Hospitals 32
Percentage of cases removed 36
Bacterioscopic examination in cases of Diphtheria,
Enteric Fever, and Tuberculosis 36
SECTION III.
Sanitary Matters 37
Special Sanitary Matters 38
Water Supply 38
Street Improvement Committee 38
Red Lion Street Area 38
Housing of the Working Classes Act 40
Mortuary and Post Mortem Room 41
Sewerage of the Borough 42
Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough 42
Richmond, &c., Open Spaces Act, 1902 42
Kew Bridge Lavatories, &c. 43
Sale of Food and Drugs Act 43
Public Baths 44