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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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1886.
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Forth quarter | for the whole year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Naisanccs abated | 240 | 318 | 531 | 472 | 1561 |
„ complaints | 14 | 32 | 15 | 20 | 81 |
„ notices served | 102 | 130 | 118 | l35 | 485 |
„ smallpox cases visited | . .. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
„ scarlet fever „ | . . . | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
„ typhoid „ | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
,, diphtheria „ | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
„ beds disinfected | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
„ bedclothing disinfected | 33 | 21 | 45 | 122 | |
„ mattresses disinfected | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
„ pillows disinfected | 19 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 68 |
„ wearing apparel disinfected | 6 | 13 | 89 | 64 | 172 |
„ miscellaneous articles disinfected | 5 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 104 |
„ carpets disinfected | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
,, rooms disinfected | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
„ articles obtained for analysis | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 65 |
„ bodies received into mortuary | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 49 |
EDWIN BROOKS and Inspectors of
WILLIAM HILL WATSON, Nuisances.