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St James's 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1887.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals, Nuisance from, abated | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Areas, limewhited | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
| ,, paving of, cleansed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| ,, ,, repaired | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Basements, limewhited | 5 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 38 |
| ,, floors repaired and cleansed | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Beds disinfected | 12 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 105 |
| Bedclothes disinfected | 68 | 14 | 144 | 232 | 458 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| ,, new ones furnished | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| ,, covers furnished to | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| ,, apparatus and warning pipe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Drains reconstructed with glazed pipes | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| ,, unstopped, cleansed and repaired | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| „ traps furnished to | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| Dustbins repaired | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| ,, new ones furnished | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | 9 |
| Foul matter removed | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 36 |
| Gutters, cleansed and repaired | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| ,, new ones furnished | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Houses furnished with water supply | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Kitchens, limewhited | ... | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| ,, underground, cleared of occupants | ... | 6 | 6 | ||
| Lead flats and roofs, cleansed | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, repaired | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Mattresses disinfected | 15 | 2 | 37 | 54 | 108 |
| Miscellaneous articles disinfected | 96 | 20 | 199 | 243 | 558 |
| Pillows, disinfected | 27 | 4 | 70 | 162 | 263 |
| Passages, entrance whitewashed and cleansed | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| ,, basement „ ,, | 5 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| ,, floors of, repaired and cleansed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Rain-water pipes, new ones furnished | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| ,, ,, unstopped, cleansed and repaired | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| ,, ,, disconnected from drains | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rooms, whitewashed and cleansed | 2 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 50 |
| ,, disinfected with sulphur | 11 | 2 | 29 | 39 | 81 |
| ,, overcrowded, abated | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Carried forward | 298 | 145 | 649 | 865 | 1957 |
WILLIAM HILL WATSON,
AND
EDWIN BROOKS,
Inspectors of Nuisances.