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St James's 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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St James's, Westminster.
Drains reconstructed, cleansed, repaired, &c., during
the Year 1870.
16, Air Street. Branch drain in yard reconstructed
with 4-inch pipes. May 16th.
20, Air Street. Branch drain in yard repaired. May
16th.
3, Berwick Street. Branch drain, from main to gully
in entrance passage, reconstructed with 4-inch pipes.
January 13th.
16, Berwick Street. House and premises drained into
main sewer. Main of 9 and branches of 6-inch pipes.
September 2nd.
17, Berwick Street. House and premises drained into
main sewer. Main of 6 and branches of 6 and 4-inch
pipes. September 7th.
28, Berwick Street. Main and branch drains from back
area to water closet in yard repaired. July 9th.
29, Berwick Street. Branch drain in yard repaired.
October 19 th.

Table: REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,— (Continued.)

REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,— (Continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter,For the whole Year.
Brought forward9502332220723147803
Yards, walls of, white-washed476377124
„ paving of, cleansed9216195173521
„ „ repaired566623
„ „ deodorised1....23
STABLES.
Drains of, repaired......11
„ cleansed....11
„ trapped......44
Walls of, white-washed21..14
Yards, manure removed from..1....1
„ gullies in, trapped......11
Coach-houses, walls and ceilings white-washed2....13
BAKE-HOUSES.
Walls and ceilings of, white-washed....20..20
,, „ store-rooms white-washed....14..14
„ „ basement stairs „....6..6
„ „ „passages„....4..4
„ „ bedrooms „....1..1
„ of yards white-washed....3..3
„ areas....10..10
„ vaults „....8..8
„ water-closets „....7..7
Water-closets, seats of, repaired....1..1
„ foul pans of, cleansed....4..4
WORKSHOPS.
Walls and ceilings white-washed..151218
„ „ of main stairs white-washed....1..1
Ventilated....1..1
Abolished as unfit for use..1....1
Water-closets white-washed..1....1
Areas..1....1
Total10562595242625138590