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 James's, Westminster]
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REPORT ON VACCINATION FOR
THE YEAR 1863.
Number of Children found Vaccinated, 152
,, ,, Unvaccinated, 17
,, ,, Vaccinated by Order, - 13
„ ,, ,, failed once, 2
,, ,, ,, ,, twice, -2
,, ,, ,, ,, three times, 1
,, ,, ,, ,, four times, 1
,, ,, Vaccination of, doubtful, 1
,, taken out of the Parish, 27
,, removed, and cannot be found, -46
,, deceased before Vaccinated, 20
,, Parents of, not known as per address, 26
,, Certificates seen, 31
,, ,, mislaid, 12
,, With out Certificates, 122
,, addresses not known as given on Register, - 2
,, Parents who refuse to satisfy the inquiries made, 2
WORK-SHOPS AND WORK-ROOMS INSPECTED.
Walls of, dirty, 14
Ceilings of, „ 19
Ventilation in, bad, 15
Dirty generally, 10
Overcrowded, 4
In good condition, 40
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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gas stopped from entering Houses, | 3 | 1 | I | 1 | 6 |
Gullies cleansed, | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
,, repaired, | • • | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Houses to which a full supply of water has been added, | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
,, wholly painted, white-washed, &c. | 2 | .. | 3 | • • | 5 |
Kitchens, front, white-washed, | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 |
,, back, lime whited, | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Lumber removed, | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Lead flats and gutters cleansed, | 2 | • • | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Passages entrance, white-washed, | 18 | 12 | 6 | .. | 36 |
,, floors of, cleansed, | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Privies, supplied with water, | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 |
,, panned and trapped, | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Rain-water pipes repaired, | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
,, ,, cleansed, | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
„ „ trapped, | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
,, ,, new ones added, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Rooms white-washed, | 9 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 50 |
,, cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
„ purified | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
,, overcrowded ones, cleared, | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 |
,, ventilation of, improved, | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Rubbish removed, | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Smoke, | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Stairs main, white-washed, | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
,, basements, steps of, cleansed, | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Service pipes, water, repaired, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Shops, ventilation of, improved in, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
,, white-washed, | •• | 4 | .. | .. | 4 |
Urinals cleansed, | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
,, repaired, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Vaults lime-whited, | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Water from street Btopped from entering Houses, | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Water-closets, supplied with water, | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 48 |
,, ventilation of, improved, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
,, seats, new ones added, | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 |
i, ,, repaired, | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
,, raisers, new, | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |