London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Sites of houses concreted | 1 |
| Yards paved | 33 |
| Yard Paving repaired and yards cleansed | 21 |
| Paved Pathways constructed or repaired | 22 |
| Floors of Rooms repaired | 90 |
| New Floors of rooms | 14 |
| Rooms repaired, cleansed and distempered | 345 |
| Larders ventilated and cleansed | 8 |
| Food Store provided | 6 |
| New Ceilings | 32 |
| Premises limewashed | 26 |
| Windows repaired, renewed or made to open | 279 |
| Additional light to rooms | 7 |
| Door and Window Sills renewed or repaired | 102 |
| Doors renewed or repaired | 54 |
| Frame joints re-made | 47 |
| Door locks repaired or renewed | 37 |
| New Portable Ashbins provided | 381 |
| Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 6 |
| New Manure receptacle | 1 |
| Nuisance from overcrowding abated | 14 |
| Water Supply provided direct from rising main | 24 |
| Service water pipes repaired | 10 |
| Service water tanks cleansed, covered or removed | 12 |
| Use of Well-Water discontinued and M.W.B. supply laid on | 11 |
| Stoves and Firegrates repaired or renewed | 88 |
| Fireplace surrounds or hearths repaired | 15 |
| Flues repaired | i |
| Coppers repaired or renewed | 46 |
| Dilapidated Sheds demolished | 1 |
| Illegal use of basement rooms discontinued | 4 |
| Houses repainted externally or internally | 13 |
| Boundary fences repaired or renewed | 4 |
| Hot-Water apparatus provided or overhauled | 4 |
| Insanitary Houses demolished (Housing Act) | 9 |
| Verminous premises cleansed | 4 |
| Improper sleeping rooms discontinued | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 49 |