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 EEPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Particulars of Drains reconstructed, cleansed, &c.
during the Year 1880.
11, Berwick street. Main and branch drains unstopped,
cleansed and repaired. March 5th.
17, Berwick street. Branch drain repaired. May 10th.
44, Berwick street. Main and branch drains unstopped,
cleansed and repaired. February 27th.
11, 12, 13 and 14, Brewer street, also 34, Bridle lane.
Drain at the rear of these houses reconstructed with
9-inch pipes. August 19th.
22, Brewer street. Branch drain from water-closet to
basement reconstructed with 6-inch pipes. June 30th.
35, Bridle lane. A 4-inch pipe drain furnished from
main drain to rain water pipe. April 20th.
24, Broad street. Branch drain unstopped and cleansed.
November 29th.
1, Cambridge street. Main drain cleansed and repaired.
February 10th; and again repaired July 12th.
11, Carnaby street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
47a, Carnaby street. Main and branch drains unstopped
and cleansed, July 12th, and branch drain in yard
repaired, August 6th.
2, Crown court. Main and branch drains unstopped,
cleansed and repaired. May 11th.
SUMMARY OF WORK BY SANITARY INSPECTOR DURING THE YEAR 1880.
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Nuisances removed | 716 | 1004 | 1124 | 986 | 3830 |
„ complaints made | 44 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 164 |
„ notices served | 69 | 188 | 50 | 62 | 369 |
„ „ attended to | 33 | 93 | 117 | 78 | 321 |
„ small pox cases visited | • • | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
„ scarlet fever cases visited | 8 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 73 |
typhoid | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
„ diphtheria „ | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
„ bed clothing disinfected | 157 | 51 | 186 | 353 | 747 |
„ furniture „ | 7 | 18 | .. | 13 | 38 |
„ miscellaneous „ | 168 | 98 | 385 | 456 | 1107 |
„ wearing apparel „ | 174 | 81 | 512 | 298 | 1065 |
„ articles obtained for analysis | 66 | 36 | 48 | 70 | 220 |
Number of corpses received into Mortuary | 17 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 57 |