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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 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: HOUSING, &c., ACT INSPECTIONS. Defects in Unfit Houses.

HOUSING, &c., ACT INSPECTIONS. Defects in Unfit Houses.

Water Supply.Sinks, &c.
Defective Water storage tanks12Defective sinks36
Defective waste pipes25
Dirty storage tanks8Waste pipes trapped, &c.36
Cistern in unsuitable position2Dampness.
Draw off taps provided37Defeciive roofs55
Defective water fittings12Defective gutters, &c.59
Water Closets.Want of damp course23
Damp subsoil2
Defective W.C. pans16Floor space unventilated33
Dirty W.C. pans4Defective pointing of
Defects in W.C. building45brickwork49
Lighting and ventilation inadequate10General Repairs.
Defective flushing apparatus15Dilapidated outbuildings9
Defective walls and ceilings254
Drainage.
Defective window sills116
Defective soil pipes and ventilation shafts9Windows not made to open13
Defective and choked drains7Defective sash cords77
Want of additional window space3
Defective drains relaid39
Defective drainage fittings28Dirty wall and ceilings209
Defective manholes19Want of improved ventilation to living room11
Defective drain ventilators11
Defective staircase11
Dustbins.Defective and smoky chimneys50
Defective receptacles for refuse47Miscellaneous8
Total1,447
Paving.
Defective paving28
Want of paving19

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These defects found in house property of all rentals were the
result of the difficulty of finding labour to carry out repairs during
and after war time,