London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1928
[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 |