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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ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TABLE OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK—
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 208 | 362 | 417 | 275 | 1262 |
Kitchens, front, occupied contrary to law,cleared of occupants | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
„ back, overcrowded „ | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Lead flats or gutters cleansed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Mattrasses disinfected in Fraser's Chamber | 26 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 115 |
„ „ with sulphur | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | 15 |
„ removed and destroyed | 1 | 2 | 12 | .. | 15 |
Miscellaneous articles disinftd. in Fraser's chamber, lots of | 11 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 58 |
„ „ with sulphur „ | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 |
Passages, main or entrance walls and ceilings whitewashed | 4 | 44 | 56 | 10 | 114 |
„ „ „ paint work washed | 2 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 55 |
„ „ „ floors „ | 21 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 53 |
„ basement walls and ceilings whitewashed | 6 | 54 | 42 | 6 | 108 |
„ „ paint work of, washed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
„ „ floors „ | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Pillows disinfected in Fraser's chamber | 51 | 30 | 106 | 221 | 408 |
„ with sulphur | 14 | .. | .. | 24 | 38 |
Rain water pipes, new ones furnished | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
„ repaired | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 |
„ traps furnished to | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 |
„ unstopped and cleansed | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
„ „ and repaired | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ disconnected from drains | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Rooms, walls and ceilings of, whitewashed | 6 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 81 |
„ disinfected with sulphur | 17 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 90 |
„ paint work of, washed | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
„ floors | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 39 |
„ ventilation of, improved in | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
„ dirty ones, cleared of occupants | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rubbish, foul, removed | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
Service pipes repaired | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Shops, walls and ceilings of, lime-whited | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 |
„ floors of, washed | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
Sink stones, new ones furnished | .. | 1 | .. | . | 1 |
„ repaired | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
„ traps, furnished to | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 |
Carried forward | 411 | 639 | 817 | 713 | 2580 |