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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St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | Total. | |||
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Number of complaints received during the year. | 34 | 16 | 72 | |||
Number of houses and premises, &c., inspected. | 1444 | 3420 | 144 | 5008 | ||
Result of inspection. | Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises. | 130 | 310 | 17 | 457 | |
Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed. | 153 | 329 | 12 | 494 | ||
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases. | 45 | 65 | ||||
House Drains. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||
Trapped or ventilated. | .. | 8 | .. | 8 | ||
New constructed. | .. | .. | ||||
Privies and W.C.'s. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 66 | 142 | |||
Supplied with water. | 20 | 80 | ||||
New provided. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Dust Bins. | New provided. | •• | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Repaired, covered, &c. | 14 | 40 | 12 | 66 | ||
Water Supply. | Cistern (new) erected. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered. | 1 | 13 | ||||
Miscellaneous. | Number of lodging-houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Number of dust complaints received and attended to. | 2057 | 500 | 2657 | |||
Removal of accumulation of dung, animal, and other refuse. | 50 | 10 | 72 | |||
Removal of animals improperly kept. | 6 | 10 | 22 | |||
Regularly Inspected. | Bakehouses. | 15 | 14 | 41 | ||
Licensed cow-houses. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Licensed slaughter-houses. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings. | 5 | 12 | 8 | 25 |
Showing the List of Articles Disinfected in Hot-Air Cham be k during
1876.
Articles. | No. | Articles. | No. | Articles. | No. | Articles. | No. |
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Beds | 107 | Drawers | 1 | Petticoats | 8 | Sundries | 150 |
Blankets | Dresses | 15 | Quilts | 7 | Socks (pairs) | 11 | |
Bolsters | 48 | Frocks | 3 | Rugs | 6 | Shirts | 3 |
Counterpanes | 52 | Flannels | Scarves | 3 | Trousers | ||
Coats | Handkerchiefs. | 7 | Shawls | 9 | Table cover | 1 | |
Carnets | 13 | Mattresses | 72 | Sheets | 123 | Towels | 22 |
Chemises | 5 | Pillows | 161 | Skirts | 30 | Vests | 5 |
Curtains | 8 | Pillow cases | 3 |
Total articles disinfected 1,034.