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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Windows repaired, renewed or made to open | 170 |
| Additional light to rooms | 1 |
| Door and window sills renewed or repaired | 70 |
| Doors renewed or repaired | 36 |
| Frame joints remade | 19 |
| Door locks repaired or renewed | 13 |
| Door frames repaired | 7 |
| New Portable Ashbins provided | 203 |
| Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 8 |
| Nuisance from overcrowding abated | 12 |
| Water supply provided direct from rising main | 11 |
| Service Water Pipe repaired | 1 |
| Service Water Tanks cleansed, covered or removed | 7 |
| Use of Well Water discontinued and/or M.W.B. supply laid on | 3 |
| Stoves and Firegrates repaired or renewed | 63 |
| Fireplace surrounds or hearths repaired | 18 |
| Flues repaired | 4 |
| Coppers repaired or renewed | 27 |
| Obstructive Buildings demolished | 6 |
| Illegal use of Basement Rooms discontinued | 2 |
| Houses repainted externally or internally | 13 |
| Insanitary Houses demolished (Housing Act and including one in anticipation of formal action) | 21 |
| Verminous premises cleansed | 7 |
| Skirting repaired or renewed | 12 |
| Brickwork repaired or repointed | 10 |
| Nuisance from animals abated | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 24 |
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The number of complaints of excessive smoke or grit
received during 1934 was 7.
Forty-two observations of chimneys were made.
I have heard it said from time to time that smoke is
not a problem which Kingston needs to bother about. This
is true if one considers it unnecessary to take action until