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St James's 1899
Report for the year 1899 made to the Vestry of Saint James, Westminster
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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 1899—
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 472 | 456 | 562 | 724 | 2214 |
| Service pipes, new ones furnished | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, „ repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinks, traps furnished to | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, and lavatories, waste pipes disconnected from drain | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| „ „ repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ new pipes and traps furnished to | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| „ unstopped and cleansed | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Staircases, whitewashed and cleansed | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| „ steps of, cleansed | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Stables, cleansed and whitewashed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ paving of, cleansed and repaired | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Smoke, nuisance from, abated | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| Urinals (private) whitewashed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ unstopped and cleansed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| „ traps furnished to | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ furnished with water supply | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ abolished | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ reconstructed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ repaired | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaults, whitewashed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water closets, cleansed generally | 9 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 57 |
| „ „ furnished with water | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| „ „ „ „ new apparatus | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| ,, „ apparatus repaired | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| „ „ new pans furnished to | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| „ „ pans cleansed | 9 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 61 |
| „ „ water supply reinstated | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| „ ., repaired generally | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| „ „ abolished | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| „ „ soil pipes, new, furnished to | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| „ „ „ ventilated | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| „ „ reconstructed | 25 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 46 |
| ,, „ new, erected | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| „ „ light and ventilation improved | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| „ soil pipes unstopped and repaired | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| „ „ traps furnished to | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| „ „ unstopped | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Yards, whitewashed | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| „ paving of, cleansed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ repaired | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| „ „ new traps to drain | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Water stopped from running as a nuisance | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| Wearing apparel disinfected | 141 | 132 | 244 | 395 | 912 |
| Wash-houses, whitewashed and cleansed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| „ „ floors repaired | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Workshops, whitewashed and cleansed | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| „ overcrowding abated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| „ ventilation improved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water, separate supply for drinking purposes provided | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| „ (drinking), disconnected from water-closet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 795 | 726 | 930 | 1276 | 3727 |