London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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St James's 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Sanitation up to date—Sketch of Sanitary Works at the new Carlton
Hotel.
Unfavourable conditions — North-East Quarter of St. James's—Its
tortuous narrow Streets—Worn-out short-leased old Buildings now traded
in as Tenement Houses—Rough Foreign Workmen—Scheme for New
Street—Model Artizans' Dwellings, Chamber - Workshops, and Model
Dining Halls for Workpeople—Cheap Trains and Trams and the Development
of Suburban Townships better than Block Dwellings upon costly
sites in central London—Large area of land now unprofitably occupied by
old Workhouse, and unsuitable situation of old Brewery in St. James's
—Enlargement of Pall Mall Electric Light Works and other reconstructions
now proceeding without replanning of the narrow old tortuous
streets.
Appendix of Tables.
PAGES.
1. Summary of Causes of Death (Tables A and B) 36-39
2. Cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases 40-47
3. Sanitary Inspectors' Work 48-50
4. Summary of Sanitary Inspectors' Work 51
5. Underground Rooms cleared of Occupants 52
II.—PUBLIC ANALYSIS.
Report on Articles Analysed during the year 1898 53
Appendix.
Table of Articles and Results of Analyses 54-58