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Kingston upon Thames 1897

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

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Showing the work done by the Sanitary Inspector.
Abstract of Notices for the Year 1897.
Choked and defective drains 161
Defective closets and syphons 27
Defective soil pipes and ventilators 16
Defective yard, sink, and bath waste traps 32
Defective water apparatus to closets 65
To provide separate cisterns for flushing closets 12
Foul drinking water cisterns 52
To lay on water supply to closets 34
To cleanse and limewash houses 57
To cleanse and disinfect houses and cellars 74
To cleanse and limewash closets and yards 16
To cleanse urinals adjoining public roads 50
To screen urinals adjoining public roads 2
Inspecting urinals 200
Dilapidated house roofs, floors and yards 14
Dilapidated and damp bedroom walls 10
Dilapidated manure and dust places 9
Accumulations of manure, offal, &c— 47
Pig keeping (a nuisance) 10
Fowl keeping (a nuisance) 9
Undrained stables and yards 5
Overcrowding of houses 3
Unsound food (poultry, fruit, &c.) 32
Canal Boats Acts, &c.
Canal Boats and Barges inspected 37
Offences in Contravention of Canal Boats Acts Nil