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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Handrails to staircases provided or refixed 34
Sites of houses concreted 3
Sites of houses cleansed after flooding 5
Yards paved 93
Yard Paving repaired and yards cleansed 22
Paved Pathways constructed 43
Paving of Passageways repaired 1
Forecourts paved or repaired 3
Floors of Rooms repaired 124
New Floors of rooms 54
Rooms repaired, cleansed and distempered 565
Larders ventilated and cleansed 5
Food Store provided 16
New Ceilings 20
New Sculleries built 12
Premises limewashed 10
Windows repaired, renewed or made to open 337
New Windows provided 2
Door and Window Sills renewed or repaired 73
Doors renewed or repaired 37
New Portable Ashbins provided 216
Accumulations of manure and refuse removed 3
Nuisance from overcrowding abated 10
Water Supply provided direct from rising main 60
Water supply provided over sink in lieu of common tap
in yard 12
Service Water Cisterns removed 14
Service Water Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 5
Water Supply reinstated 3
Service water pipe repaired 4
Use of Well-Water discontinued and M.W.B.
supply laid on 2
Disused Pump removed 2
Stoves and Firegrates repaired or renewed 104
Fireplace surrounds or hearths repaired 21
Coppers repaired or renewed 45
Door Locks renewed or repaired 58
Dilapidated Sheds demolished 2
Nuisance from animals abated 1
Illegal use of basement rooms discontinued 1
Houses repainted externally 12
Miscellaneous 15