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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max "Oilman, 39, Floral Street. | Failing to comply with notice to remedy defective rainwater pipes at 39, Floral Street. | Summons adjourned to enable defendant to complete work. On 15th July, the nuisance having been abated, the summons was withdrawn on payment of 3s. costs. | |||||
| 1902. | 1903. | 1902. | 1903. | ||||
| Complaints received and dealt with.. | 912 | 907 | Sanitary Work Completed :— | ||||
| Water-closets:— | |||||||
| Houses and premises inspected | 5,313 | 4,739 | Constructed | 1,724 | 1,176 | ||
| ,, „ re-inspected | 16,993 | 17,678 | Repaired | 557 | 535 | ||
| ,, (registered), visits to | 386 | 493 | Ventilated | 725 | 536 | ||
| Notices issued (preliminary). | 2,117 | 2,127 | Cleansed or limewashed | 710 | 982 | ||
| „ „ (statutory) .. | 115 | 128 | New pans fixed | 2,100 | 1,555 | ||
| Sanitary Work completed:— | Pans and traps cleansed | 261 | 333 | ||||
| Houses:— | Obstruction removed | 98 | 105 | ||||
| Closed under H.W. Classes Act | 11 | 1 | Traps ventilated.. | 1,290 | 1,134 | ||
| Water supply provided | 652 | 724 | |||||
| Closed under P.H. (London) Act | 1 | 2 | Flushing apparatus fixed | 2,046 | 1,705 | ||
| „ repaired | 488 | 468 | |||||
| Cleansed throughout | 321 | 382 | Waste Pipes:— | ||||
| Cleansed partially | 635 | 653 | To sinks, baths, lavatory basins, &c. | ||||
| Overcrowding abated | 59 | 55 | |||||
| Light or ventilation improved | 209 | 231 | Fixed | 3,057 | 1,622 | ||
| Repaired or unstopped . | 142 | 331 | |||||
| Roofs repaired | 276 | 344 | Disconnected from drain | 511 | 507 | ||
| Floors and staircases repaired | 254 | 272 | Trapped | 2,858 | 1,575 | ||
| Ventilated | 1,822 | 1,166 | |||||
| Underground .rooms vacated | 13 | 28 | Water Supply :— | ||||
| Provided . .. | 313 | 353 | |||||
| Yards, areas, paved or repaired | 494 | 659 | Reinstated | 71 | 191 | ||
| Cisterns fixed | 370 | 282 | |||||
| Offensive refuse removed | 243 | 200 | „ cleansed | 607 | 504 | ||
| Keeping of animals discontinued | 22 | 17 | „ covered | 232 | 444 | ||
| ,, old, defective, | |||||||
| Drains:— | abolished | 150 | 86 | ||||
| Constructed | 757 | 654 | Disconnected from w.c. | ||||
| Amended and repaired.. | 271 | 346 | supply | 171 | 148 | ||
| Disconnecting traps fixed | 769 | 687 | Dust Bins :— | ||||
| Ventilated | 718 | 654 | Provided | 594 | 380 | ||
| Tested | 1,890 | 1,889 | Repaired | 25 | 116 | ||
| Unstopped or cleansed | 130 | 268 | Old, abolished | 97 | 100 | ||
| Gully traps fixed | 2,882 | 2,441 | Stables:— | ||||
| Inspection chambers built | 1,729 | 1,360 | Drained | 150 | 97 | ||
| Paved | 153 | 91 | |||||
| Inspection chambers repaired or cleansed | 214 | 374 | Cleansed | 115 | 87 | ||
| Dung recepl acles provided | 41 | 73 | |||||
| Inspection chambers, cover fixed or sealed | 1,640 | 1,409 | |||||
| Dung receptacles repaired | 6 | 14 | |||||
| Soil pipes fixed or repaired | 871 | 796 | Dung pits abolished | 5 | 16 | ||
| Dung accumulations removed | 126 | 119 | |||||
| Ventilating pipes fixed or repaired | 594 | 582 | |||||
| Urinals constructed | — | 6 | |||||
| Rainwater Pipes :— | Private Mews Paving re | ||||||
| Fixed or repaired | 310 | 763 | paired | 1 | |||
| Disconnected from drain | 165 | 515 | |||||