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St James's 1896

Report for the year 1896 made to the Vestry of Saint James's, Westminster

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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

Table: PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.TABLE III—ABSTRACT OF WORK DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1896 {Continued).

PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

TABLE III—ABSTRACT OF WORK DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1896 {Continued).

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third QuartetFourth Quarter.For tho whole Year.
Brought forward5344568387402568
Roofs, repaired204814
Rooms, ventilation improved00000
Service pipes, new ones furnished00000
,, ,, repaired00000
Sinks, traps furnished to00000
,, waste pipes disconnected from drain8351127
,, „ repaired21003
,, new pipes and traps furnished to01001
,, unstopped and cleansed20002
Staircases, whitewashed and cleansed21141128
,, steps of, cleansed00011
Stables, cleansed and whitewashed..01001
,, paving of. cleansed and repaired10'l02
Smoke, nuisance from, abated13329
Urinals (private) whitewashed000o.0
,, cleansed00011
,, traps furnished to0010]
,, furnished with water supply01124
,, abolished00000
,, re-constructed00000
Vaults, whitewashed.00000
Water closets, cleansed generally191132154
,, ,, furnished with water00000
,, ,, ,, „ new apparatus20002
,, ,, apparatus repaired752317
,, ,, new pans furnished to60118
,, ,, pans cleansed41461135
„ ,, seats and risers furnished to00000
,, ,, water supply re-instated513817
,, ,, repaired generally22048
,, ,, abolished601512
,, ,, soil pipes, new, furnished to412916
,, ,, ventilated716923
,, ,, re-constructed838625
„ ,, new, erected7103828
,, ,, light and ventilation improved313916
„ „ soil pipes unstopped and repaired931114
,, ,, traps furnished to40004
,, unstopped062917
Yards, whitewashed11316
,, paving of, cleansed22004
„ ,, repaired11057
,, new traps to drain00000
Water stopped from running as a nuisance31015
Wearing apparel disinfected4511484505461595
Wash-houses, whitewashed and cleansed00011
Workshops, ,, ,,326617
,, overcrowding abated01001
,, ventilation improved60006
Water, separate supply for drinking purposes provided02024
Total1112693135714124604