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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Dampness and defective roofs, gutter, etc. | 26 |
| Keeping of animals and fowls | 10 |
| Smoke nuisance from chimneys | 5 |
| Defective stoves and coppers | 8 |
| Defective gas appliances | 3 |
| Unpaved yards and passages | 2 |
| Nuisance from flies | 2 |
| Offensive odours | 6 |
| Underground rooms used as sleeping place | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 17 |
| 229 |
The complaints were investigated promptly, anc! where
the Corporation possessed powers to intervene, immediate
steps were taken to remove the cause of the complaint.
The number of complaints during- 1928 was 185.
The increase of 44 in the number received during 1929
was due to the contaminated water supply in August and to
the unusually severe weather conditions towards the end of
the year and which resulted in so many houses suffering from
damp walls.
The following statistics are set out in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health:—
| Number of new houses erected during the year— | |
| (a) Total, including numbers given separately under b | 28 |
| (1) By the Local Authority | Nil |
| (2) By other bodies or persons | Nil |
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses During the Year. | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 622 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 13 |