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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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27
3. (i) CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
The closets in the Borough are on the water
carriage system.
(ii) PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The removal and disposal of house refuse is the
responsibility of the Borough Surveyor, who states that the
refuse, after salvage has been extracted, is disposed of
partly by burning and partly by tipping, the percentage
being approximately 20 and 80 respectively. Some 72 tons
of salvage material are extracted each month, including
waste food for pig feeding v/hich in pre-war years was
deposited in the ashbins.
(iii) SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.

Table: (a) The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections.

(a) The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections.

Insp. of Houses, etc648
Insp. of Drainage183
Reinspections471
Works in Progress89
Factories, etc211
Outworkers13
Cowsheds, etc. Dairies53
Ice Cream Premises48
Foodshops & Stores457
Bakehouses2
I.E.. Enquiries79
Markets205
Slaughterhouses7
Offensive Trades3.
Common Lodging Houses15
Theatres7
Verminous Premises113
Smoke Observation14
Stables & Yards5
Rodent Control339
Shop Acts193
Housing Act (Permitted Numbers)27
Housing Act (Applications)379
Rag Flock Acts6
Rent Restrictions Acts13
Houses after Far Damage230
Shops60
Building Licence Appns29
Schools4
Piggeries17
Miscellaneous183
Total4103

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(b) (c) The number of notices served and the
result of the action taken is shown by the following
statistical statements. It should be pointed out that
the number of notices complied with is not strictly comparable
with the number served as the former number may
refer to notices which were served in more than one year.