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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 1970

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

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106
COMPLAINTS

Table: The following is a brief list of causes for complaints received during 1970 which resulted in investigation by the department and in all cases where necessary, appropriate action was taken.

The following is a brief list of causes for complaints received during 1970 which resulted in investigation by the department and in all cases where necessary, appropriate action was taken.

Accumulations105
Animals5
Dampness114
Drainage/Sanitary Arrangements1136
Dustbins22
Flooding31
Foods175
Food Hygiene45
General Housing Defects194
Insects581
Noise101
Offensive Odours122
Overcrowding6
Pigeons38
RodentsRats 10481252
Mice 204
Shops Acts2
Smoke127
Squirrels84
Water7
Yards and Paving2
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act4
Others84
4237