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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.
During 1931, a Circular, No. 1202a, was received from
the Government, asking the Corporation, in common with
other local authorities, to expedite, as far as possible, the
carrying out of repairs to house property, in order to relieve
unemployment in the building trades. In this connection,
Kingston can claim to have succeeded, despite the very
difficult times and the increased financial burdens placed
upon property owners.
The cost of repairs is still between 80 per cent. and
100 per cent. above pre-war level, and the undermentioned
tabulated lists of sanitary and other works carried out as
the result of notices served, indicate that the total expenditure
on repairs to dwelling houses must have been very
considerable. Practically every item is much higher compared
with the previous year, whilst in some cases the figure
is nearly three times as much as the corresponding number
for 1930.