London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Markets | 45 |
| Special Inspections (complaints, etc.) | 806 |
| Slaughterhouses | 39 |
| Offensive trades | 15 |
| Sanitary Conveniences | 50 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 6 |
| Canal Boats | 1 |
| Theatres, Cinemas, etc. | 4 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 213 |
| Total number of Inspections | 2,786 |
DRAINAGE.
Number of old drains examined, tested, exposed,
etc. 31
Number of houses and premises re-drained 30
Number of drains repaired or amended 8
Drains or gullies unstopped or cleansed 32
Manholes provided 71
Manholes altered or repaired 4
Intercepting traps fixed 23
Fresh-air inlet shafts repaired or renewed 28
New gully traps fixed 117
New soil pipes and ventilating shafts 45
Ventilating shafts repaired 4
Smoke tests applied 52
Water Tests applied 98
New cesspools (where no sewer available) 1
WATER CLOSETS & SANITARY FITTINGS.
New W.C. basins fixed 74
W.C.'s unstopped, cleansed or repaired 2
W.C. flushing tanks repaired or renewed 28
Water supplied to W.C.'s 4
New W.C. apartments provided 4
W.C. apartments lighted, repaired and ventilated
33
New impervious sinks provided 19
New waste pipes fixed 20
Existing waste pipes trapped 10
SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
New urinals constructed 11
Urinal abolished 1