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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Drainage.
| Number of Houses and Premises re-drained | 15 |
| Number of Drains repaired or amended | 8 |
| Drains or Gullies unstopped or cleansed | 21 |
| Manholes provided | 28 |
| Manholes altered or repaired | 1 |
| Intercepting Traps fixed | 10 |
| Fresh-air Inlet Shafts repaired or renewed | 11 |
| New Gully Traps fixed | 66 |
| Gully Curbs renewed or repaired | 8 |
| New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts | 32 |
| Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired | 3 |
| Smoke Tests applied | 21 |
| Water Tests applied | 58 |
| Subsoil drainage provided | 1 |
| Gratings provided to gully traps | 4 |
| Rain Water Pipe disconnected from Soil Pipe | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 |
| Soil Pipe Ventilated | 1 |
Water Closets and Sanitary Fittings.
| W.C. Apartments cleansed and limewashed | 46 |
| New W.C. Basins fixed | 40 |
| W.C.s unstopped, cleansed or repaired | 5 |
| W.C. Flushing Tanks repaired or renewed | 22 |
| Water supplied to W.C.s | 2 |
| W.C. Apartments lighted, repaired and ventilated | 45 |
| New Impervious Sinks provided | 46 |
| New Waste Pipes fixed | 43 |
| Existing Waste Pipes trapped or repaired | 10 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 5 |
| Urinals reconstructed | 1 |
Miscellaneous.
| Roofs repaired | 39 |
| Eaves Gutters renewed or repaired | 27 |
| Stack Pipes renewed or repaired | 36 |
| Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains | 44 |
| Damp Walls remedied | 66 |