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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Rooms repaired, cleansed and distempered | 385 |
| Larders ventilated and cleansed | 4 |
| Food Store provided | 10 |
| New Ceilings | 10 |
| Premises limewashed | 16 |
| Windows repaired, renewed or made to open | 224 |
| Door and Window Sills renewed or repaired | 76 |
| Doors renewed or repaired | 39 |
| Frame joints re-made | 32 |
| Door locks repaired or renewed | 45 |
| New Portable Ashbins provided | 149 |
| Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 4 |
| Nuisance from overcrowding abated | 22 |
| Water Supply provided direct from rising main | 17 |
| Use of Well-Water discontinued and M.W.B. supply laid on | 1 |
| Stoves and Firegrates repaired or renewed | 83 |
| Fireplace surrounds or hearths repaired | 17 |
| Flues repaired | 5 |
| Coppers repaired or renewed | 28 |
| Dilapidated Sheds demolished | 1 |
| Nuisance from animals abated | 2 |
| Illegal use of basement rooms discontinued | 5 |
| Houses repainted externally | 26 |
| New boundary fences | 21 |
| New Geysers provided | 3 |
| New Hot-Water Tanks provided | 2 |
| Insanitary Houses demolished (Housing Act) | 12 |
| Miscellaneous | 46 |
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The number of complaints received during 1932 in
respect of alleged nuisance from smoke or grit was two.
Twenty-six observations of chimneys were made.
The Borough is free from serious emanations of smoke,
but occasionally dense smoke is observed for longer periods
than the permitted two minutes in any consecutive thirty
minutes. The owners of the offending chimneys are communicated
with, either by telephone or personal visit, or
both, immediately excessive smoke is observed. The
engineers and stokers also are interviewed as soon as