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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GENERAL REPAIRS.
Rooms repaired and cleansed 346
Walls replastered 163
Sculleries rebuilt 2
Ceilings repaired or renewed 115
Floors and skirtings repaired 89
Windows repaired, renewed or made to open 284
Doors and door furniture repaired or renewed 82
Door and window cills repaired or renewed 57
Firegrates, stoves and flues repaired or renewed 108
Surrounds to fireplaces repaired 13
Coppers repaired or renewed 22
Stairs repaired 9
Handrails fixed to stairs or passage 14
Additional light to stairs and passages 53
Permanent ventilation to rooms 11
Under floor ventilation provided 20
Larders provided 25
Coal stores repaired 3
Roofs repaired or renewed 79
Gutters repaired or renewed 48
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 27
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains 7
Chimney stacks repointed, etc. 8
New chimney pots provided 5
Walls rebuilt 4
Walls repaired, repointed, etc. 118
Tie rods inserted in walls 2
Damp proof courses constructed 12
Dampness abated 46
Yard paving repaired 20
Yards paved 32
Passages paved 5
Premises painted externally 9
Service water cisterns removed or repaired 7