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 1935
[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 |