Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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House improvements in the several Localities of St. Giles's, effected under the superintendence of Inspector Webb, between March 25th, 1861, and March 25th, 1802.
House improvements in Localities. | A | B | C | D | K | F | G | H | K | L | Whole District of St. Giles's | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Around Bedford Square. | Around Russell Square. | Around Coram Street. | Around Bloomsbury.sq. | Around Church Lane. | Around Dudley Street. | Around Short's gardens | Around Northern part of . Drury Lane. | Around Southsern part of Drury Lane. | i Around Lincoln's Inn Fields. | |||
Number of houses improved. | 46 | 35 | 100 | 30 | 63 | 83 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 18 | 585 | |
Improvements in Drainage. | Drains constructed | 13 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 75 |
Improved or repaired | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 90 | |
Traps fixed | 29 | 12 | 47 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 230 | |
Cesspools abolished | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 40 | |
Cesspools cleaned only | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Stables drained and horse-pools abolished | 27 | 7 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 70 | |
In Water Closets, | Pan, trap, and water provided | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 1 | 46 |
Water and apparatus only provided | 12 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 167 | |
Cleaned or repaired | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 140 | |
Newly constructed or re-built | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 17 | |
In Dust Bins. | Newly constructed | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Repaired or covered | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | 38 | |
Paring. Re-laid | 18 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 81 | |
In General Water Supply. | Receptacles provided | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
Receptacles repaired | 4 | ... | 17 | ... | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 67 | |
Water provided where none m house before | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
In Cleanliness and Repair, | Generally repaired | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | 55 |
Cleansed and lime-whited | 29 | 7 | 59 | 17 | 42 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 9 | 360 | |
Various accumulations removd.from cellars, &c. | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 76 | |
In Ventilation, &c. | Ventilation improved | 15 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ... | 111 |
Overcrowding reduced | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
Kitchens disused | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
„ made legally habitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other rooms disused. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Proceedings taken. | First notices | 40 | 17 | 51 | 18 | 16 | 41 | 37 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 273 |
Second notices, letters, &c. | 27 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 108 | |
Summoned | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Reported to Police or District Surveyor | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 22 | |
Total improvements | 184 | | 85 | 348 | 87 | 183 | 221 | 190 | 198 | 185 | 73 | 1754 |