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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
Kingston upon Thames 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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METEOROLOGY. 1923.
| Temperature of Air. | Rainfall Inches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Lowest | Mean Max. | Mean Mm. | ||
| January | 57 | 26 | 48 | 34 | 1.265 |
| February | 57 | 28 | 49 | 39 | 3.035 |
| March | 69 | 30 | 53 | 39 | 2.26 |
| April | 63 | 32 | 57 | 41 | 1.61 |
| May | 81 | 33 | 63 | 45 | 2.39 |
| June | 80 | 38 | 69 | 49 | 0.325 |
| July | 92 | 48 | 80 | 57 | 3.675 |
| August | 88 | 42 | 75 | 53 | 1.81 |
| September | 77 | 39 | 67 | 48 | 1.51 |
| October | 65 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 5.935 |
| November | 59 | 22 | 44 | 32 | 1.595 |
| December | 50 | 23 | 45 | 33 | 2.36 |
| Total | 27.77 inches | ||||
DEFECTS IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 8 | 5 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 8 | 7 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | I | — | — | |
| unsuitable or defective | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| not separate nor sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Other offences | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Total | 27 | 20 | Nil | Nil | |