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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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the scheme has worked exceedingly well. The contractor
brings clean bins of heavy gauge metal with flat, tightfitting
lids each evening when he removes the full ones.
By this means there is no spilling of the offal, which is
removed before decomposition can occur.
Thirty-eight visits were made to offensive trade
premises during 1932. These visits were in addition to
re-inspections after notices or warnings.
One hundred and seventy-nine complaints were received during the year, as follows:—
| Drains and sanitary arrangements | 30 |
| Overcrowding | 5 |
| Condition of premises | 57 |
| Absence of ashbins | 5 |
| Accumulations of manure and non-collection of house refuse | 16 |
| Defective rain-water pipes | 1 |
| Dampness and defective roofs, gutters, etc. | 18 |
| Smoke nuisance from chimneys | 2 |
| Defective stoves and coppers | 8 |
| Rats | 8 |
| Defective service water pipe | 1 |
| Keeping of animals and fowls | 4 |
| Unpaved yards and passages | 2 |
| Nuisance from flies | 2 |
| Condition of roadway | 4 |
| Defective geyser | 1 |
| Improper manufacture of Ice Cream | 1 |
| Offensive Trade premises | 2 |
| Smells from Fish Smoke Hole | 1 |
| Infestation by crickets | 1 |
| Caravans | 1 |
| Non-removal of Fish Offal | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 |
| Total | 179 |