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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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Complaints
One hundred and seventy-two complaints were received during the year as follows:—
| Drains and Sanitary Arrangements | 22 |
| Overcrowding | 5 |
| Insanitary Condition of Premises | 80 |
| Absence of Ashbins | 6 |
| Water Supply | 4 |
| Accumulation of Manure and Non-collection of House Refuse | 10 |
| Dampness | 6 |
| Keeping of Animals and Fowls | 3 |
| Smoke Nuisance from Chimneys | 7 |
| Defective Stoves | 3 |
| Defective Roofs and Gutters | 4 |
| Odours from Trade Waste | 5 |
| Stagnant Water or Flooding | 2 |
| Premises Infested with Vermin | 3 |
| Premises Infested with Flies | 2 |
| Condition of Undeveloped Land | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 9 |
| 172 |
The complaints were investigated promptly, and where
the Corporation possessed powers to intervene, immediate
steps were taken to remove the cause of the complaint.
The number of complaints during 1926 was 139.
house Drainage.
Fifteen houses were redrained during the year, as
compared with 31 during 1926.
There can be no doubt whatever that the elimination of
these seriously defective drains will have a beneficial effect
on the Borough and the large amount of time absorbed by
this branch of the work is well spent.
The following list shows the situation and number of premises redrained during the year:—
| Brunswick Road | 1 |
| Beaufort Road | 1 |
| Crescent Road | 2 |
| Clifton Road | 1 |
| Gibbon Road | 1 |
| Kingston Hill | 1 |
| Liverpool Road | 3 |
| Richmond Road | 1 |
| Shortlands Road | 2 |
| Washington Road | 2 |