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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| W.C. apartments lighted, repaired, or ventilated | 64 |
| W.C. apartments cleansed and limewashed | 81 |
| New W.C. apartments | 5 |
| Ventilated lobby to W.C. apartment | 2 |
| New W.C. basins | 105 |
| W.C. basins unstopped and/or cleansed | 7 |
| W.C. seats repaired or renewed | 6 |
| W.C. flushing tanks repaired or renewed | 32 |
| W.C. flush pipe connection repaired | 2 |
| Urinals repaired and cleansed | 5 |
| Urinals lighted | 1 |
| New sinks provided | 57 |
| Trapped waste pipes fixed to sinks | 78 |
| Sink waste pipe lengthened | 2 |
| Lavatory basins provided | 5 |
| Baths renewed or re—enamelled | 11 |
| Trapped waste pipes fixed to baths | 10 |
| Number of houses and premises redrained | 51 |
| New branch drains | 4 |
| Drains repaired | 9 |
| Drains unstopped or cleansed | 28 |
| Gully traps unstopped or cleansed | 2 |
| Manholes provided or repaired | 93 |
| Cast—iron covers provided to manholes | 9 |
| New gully traps provided | 123 |
| Gratings fixed to gully traps | 2 |
| Gully curbs repaired or renewed | 9 |
| 1ntercepting traps fixed | 35 |
| Fresh air inlet shafts fixed | 40 |
| Soil pipes and/or ventilating shafts provided | 64 |
| New soakaway constructed | 1 |
| Access pipes provided | 2 |
| Petrol intercepting chamber provided | 1 |
| Cesspools emptied | 4 |
| Cesspools abolished | 5 |