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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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2, CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND.
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects found Referred | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Remedied | To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | No. of Prose-cutions | |
| Want of cleanliness | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Unreasonable Temperature | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate Ventilation | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Sanitary Conventences | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 16 | 15 | - | 5 | - |
| (c) No ventilated space or lobby | 3 | - | 1 | - | |
| (d) Lighting (absence of) | 9 | 7 | - | - | |
| Others | 2 | 3 | - | ||
PART VIII OP THE ACT,
Outwork.
| Nature of Work | No. of Outworkers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Wearing Apparel -Making etc. | 12 | |
| Brass & Brass Articles | 28 | |
| Piles | 2 | |
| Lampshades | ||
| Cardboard Boxes | 1 | |
9. CAMPING SITES.
Licences in accordance with Section 269 of the
Public Health Act, 1936 were granted to occupiers to
station individual caravans on the under-mentioned sites:-
Rear of No. 222, Park Road
" " Nos„ 10/13, Market Place, and
Adjoining No. 38 Chestnut Road.
When applications for licences are received there is
complete co-operation with the Town Planning Authority from
whom separate permission must be obtained before the sites
may be used.