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St James's 1892
[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.
TABLE IV—SUMMARY OF WORK BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1892.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Complaints received | 72 | 109 | 164 | 96 | 441 |
| .. Small Pox Cases visited | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 7 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 59 |
| Typhoid (Enteric) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| „ Continued | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ., Puerperal | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,. Relapsing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Scarlatina | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| „ Diphtheria | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| „ Erysipelas | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| „ Cholera | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| ,, Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| „ Articles Disinfected | 427 | 282 | 1207 | 447 | 2363 |
| ,, Rooms Disinfected | 15 | 23 | 41 | 27 | 106 |
| ,, Articles obtained for Analysis | 10 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 60 |
| ,, Bodies received into Mortuary | 10 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 41 |
WILLIAM HILL WATSON, Chief Sanitary Inspector.