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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
St James's 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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31, Broad Street. Main and branch drains unstopped,
cleansed and repaired. December 5th.
35, Broad Street. Main drain from sewer to water
closet in front area reconstructed with 9-inch pipes.
June 8th.
18, Burlington Street, New. Two water closets drained
separately with 6-inch pipes into branch sewer. March
26th.
4, Cambridge Street. Branch drain in back area repaired.
July 25th.
J 3, Cambridge Street. Main drain from sewer to water
closet in yard reconstructed with 6-inch pipes. Branch
drains in front area unstopped and cleansed. July 25th.
2, Coventry Street. Brains reconstructed with pipes,
main of 9 and branches of 4-inch pipes. January 27th,
3, Crown Court, Great. Main drain repaired. January
llth.
26, Crown Court, Great. Main drain let off. January
4th. Taken up and relaid, and branch drain from sink
stone in back kitchen reconstructed with 4 inch pipes.
January 10th. Main drain again let off. April 8th.
27, Crown Court, Great. Main drain let off. January
4th. Again let off. April 8th. House and premises
drained into main sewer in the court, main of 6 and
branches of 4-inch pipes. May 6th.
10, Denman Street. Branch drain from yard to back
area reconstructed with 4-inch pipes. January 1st.
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Nuisances removed | 1056 | 2595 | 2426 | 2513 | 8590 |
| „ complaints made | 48 | 91 | 92 | 76 | 313 |
| „ notices served | 21 | 90 | 34 | 36 | 181 |
| „ attended to | 27 | 62 | 70 | 24 | 183 |
| „ complaints made under Workshop Regulation Act | .. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| „ visits made „ „ „ | .. | 27 | 10 | 6 | 43 |
| „ rules filled up and left „ „ | .. | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| „ cases of scarlet fever visited | 20 | .. | 84 | 62 | 166 |
| „ typhus „ „ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| „ „ typhoid ,, ,, | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| „ „ continued „ | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| „ „ relapsing „ „ | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| „ „ diptheria „ | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| „ „ small-pox „ | 5 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 69 |
| „ „ diarrhoea „ | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| „ children found unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
| „ houses drained with 9-inch pipes | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| „ „ „ „ 6 „ „ | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 7 |
| „ „ „ „ 4 „ „ | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ visits made to slaughter-houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |