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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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COMPLAINTS.
Two hundred and sixty-nine complaints were received during the year, as follows :—
| Drains and sanitary arrangements | 52 |
| Overcrowding | 4 |
| Condition of Premises | 99 |
| Accumulations of manure and non collection of house refuse | 16 |
| Dampness and defective roofs, gutters, etc. | 9 |
| Smoke nuisance from chimneys | 6 |
| Defective stoves and copper | 7 |
| Rats | 24 |
| Water supply | 4 |
| Keeping of animals and fowls | 4 |
| Unpaved yards and passages | 1 |
| Nuisance from flies | 2 |
| Condition of roadway | 4 |
| Flooding of basement | 5 |
| Nuisance from burning refuse | 4 |
| Defective ashbins | 5 |
| Verminous premises | 4 |
| Unsound Food | 5 |
| Offensive Trade Premises | 3 |
| Infestation by beetles | 1 |
| Improper storage of Fish Boxes | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Total | 269 |
The complaints were investigated as early as possible
and, where the Corporation possessed powers to intervene,
immediate steps were taken to remove the cause of the
complaint.
HOUSING.
The statistical statement relating to Housing is set out
in the manner suggested by the Ministry of Health on