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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 1909

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

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Abstract of Notices for the Year 1909.

SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Abstract of Notices for the Year 1909.

Choked and defective drains234
New drainage to houses23
Defective closets and syphons20
Defective interceptors, traps, etc.16
Defective soil pipes and ventilators14
Defective water apparatus to closets62
To lay on water supply to closets3
To provide separate cisterns for flushing closets2
Foul drinking water cisterns18
To cleanse and limewash houses22
To cleanse and disinfect houses290
To cleanse urinals adjoining public roads24
To repair and alter urinals18
Inspecting urinals adjoining public roads980
Dilapidated houses10
Accumulation of manure, offal, etc.65
Pig keeping (a nuisance)3
Fowl keeping (a nuisance)15
Overcrowding of houses4
Canal Boats Act, &c.
Canal Boats and Barges inspected65
Offences in Contravention of Canal Boats Acts14

Table: Notification of Infectious Diseases Acts.

Notification of Infectious Diseases Acts.

Visits to Infectious Diseases350
Notices served to Householders, etc.310
Notices served to School Attendance Officer300
Notices served to Schools330
Notices served to Librarian250
Disinfecting houses after Infectious Diseases340
Testing drains after Infectious Diseases26