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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New roofs | 2 |
Roofs repaired, new fillets, soakers, etc | 86 |
New gutters and stack pipes provided to roofs | 19 |
Eaves gutters renewed or repaired | 41 |
Stack Pipes renewed or repaired | 38 |
Stack Pipes disconnected from drains | 33 |
Dampness abated | 93 |
Walls rebuilt | 1 |
Defective walls repaired, repointed, etc. | 109 |
Defective walls cement rendered, etc. | 29 |
Internal walls plastered | 24 |
Chimney stacks rendered, repointed etc. | 14 |
New Chimney Pots fixed | 2 |
Ventilation provided beneath floors | 28 |
Air gratings cleansed or renewed | 8 |
Ventilation provided to rooms | 37 |
Staircases lighted or stairs repaired | 83 |
Handrails to staircases provided or refixed | 25 |
Sites of Houses concreted | 7 |
Yards paved | 61 |
Yard paving repaired and yards cleansed | 22 |
Paved pathways constructed or repaired | 32 |
Floors of Rooms repaired | 92 |
New floors of Rooms | 26 |
Rooms repaired, cleansed or distempered | 471 |
Larders ventilated and cleansed | 6 |
New ceilings | 41 |
Premises limewashed | 2 |
Windows repaired, renewed or made to open | 314 |
Additional light to rooms and passages | 3 |
Door and window sills renewed or repaired | 89 |
Doors renewed or repaired | 44 |
Frame joints remade | 26 |
Door locks repaired or renewed | 43 |
Door frames repaired | 22 |
New Portable Ashbins provided | 124 |
Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 10 |
Manure receptacles repaired | 2 |