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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 298 | 145 | 649 | 865 | 1957 |
| Roofs repaired | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Shops, whitewashed and cleansed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Service pipes, new ones furnished | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ ,, repaired | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Sinkstones, traps furnished to | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| „ waste pipes disconnected from drains | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, new pipes and traps furnished to | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Urinals, limewhited | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| ,, furnished with water supply | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Vaults, limewhited | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Wash-houses limewhited | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Water-closets limewhited | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 56 |
| ,, furnished with water supply | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| ,, ,, with new apparatus | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| ,, apparatus repaired | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| ,, new pans furnished to | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| ,, seats, raisers and floors furnished to | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| ,, repaired generally | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| ,, abolished | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ soil pipes, new ones furnished to | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| „ ,, repaired and ventilated | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| ,, reconstructed | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, light and ventilation improved in | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Water stopped from running as a nuisance | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Wearing apparel disinfected | 528 | 17 | 386 | 276 | 1207 |
| Yards, walls of, limewhited | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 49 |
| ,, paving of, cleansed | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| ,, ,, repaired | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Total | 880 | 232 | 1109 | 1195 | 3416 |
WILLIAM HILL WATSON
and
EDWIN BROOKS
Inspectors of Nuisances.