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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Roofs repaired | 55 |
Eaves Gutters renewed or repaired | 53 |
Stack Pipes renewed or repaired | 35 |
Stack Pipes disconnected from Drains | 73 |
Damp Walls remedied | 67 |
New dry Areas provided | 5 |
Ventilation provided beneath floors | 16 |
Additional ventilation provided to rooms | 18 |
Larders provided and repaired | 5 |
Staircases lighted | 7 |
Site of house concreted | 3 |
Yards and passages paved | 102 |
Yard Paving repaired | 10 |
Yards cleansed | 8 |
Floors of Rooms repaired | 48 |
Floors of Rooms renewed or repaved | 25 |
New Sculleries | 3 |
Rooms repaired, cleansed and distempered | 348 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 2 |
New ceilings | 13 |
Windows repaired, renewed or made to open | 112 |
Doors re-newed or repaired | 23 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed, covered or removed | 20 |
Door and window sills renewed or repaired | 71 |
Stairs repaired or renewed | 12 |
Portable ashbins provided | 134 |
Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 7 |
Nuisance from overcrowding abated | 6 |
Nuisance from animals abated | 3 |
Water supplied direct from main | 45 |
Water supply reinstated | 6 |
Premises connected to M.W.B. mains and use of well water discontinued— | 9 |
Fire grates repaired or renewed | 36 |
New Coppers provided | 3 |
Defective coppers repaired | 20 |
Walls repaired, repointed or rebuilt | 60 |
Foundations of walls strengthened | 2 |
Chimney Stacks repointed or repaired | 17 |
Handrails, provided to staircases, or repaired | 36 |
Covers provided to manure receptacles | 2 |
Nuisance from smoke abated | 4 |
Premises repainted | 12 |