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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
St Giles (Camden) 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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has been an outbreak of Typhus Fever in Great Wild Street and
Lincoln Court, and various measures in connexion with the improvements
in Church Lane and the adjoining courts.
House Improvements in S t . Giles District effected under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors between Lady-day, 1872, and Lady-day , 1873.
| Inspector Harnack. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of houses improved | 1,119 | |
| Improvementsin Drainage. | Drains constructed or repaired | 167 |
| Traps fixed | 603 | |
| Cesspools abolished | 24 | |
| Stables drained and horse-pools abolished | 12 | |
| In Water Closets. | Pans, traps, and water provided | 189 |
| W ater and apparatus only provided | 409 | |
| Cleansed or repaired | 720 | |
| Newly constructed or rebuilt | 108 | |
| In Dust Bins. | Newly constructed | 86 |
| Repaired or covered | 504 | |
| Paving. | Re-laid or repaired | 413 |
| In General Water Supply. | Receptacles provided | 33 |
| Receptacles repaired | 154 | |
| In Cleanliness and Repair. | Cleansed and lime-whited | 1,093 |
| Various accumulations removedfrom cellars,&c | 207 | |
| In Ventilation, &c. | Ventilation improved | 48 |
| Overcrowding reduced | 63 | |
| Kitchens disused, or made legally habitable | 13 | |
| Proceedings taken. | Request notices | 250 |
| Statutory notices | 148 | |
| Summoned and fined | 1 | |
| Reported to Police or District Surveyor | 14 | |
| Total number of Improvements | 5,259 | |
| Total number of Visits during the year | 8,763 | |
Disinfecting Chamber.
47. List of Articles Disinfected in Hot Air Chamber during 1873.
| Articles. | No. | Articles. | No. | Articles. | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 32 | Gowns | 4 | Rugs | 11 | ||
| Blankets | 34 | Hop Sacks | 3 | Shawls | 3 | ||
| Bolsters | 19 | Jackets | 4 | Sheets | 25 | ||
| Carpets | 10 | Mattrasses | 17 | Skirts | 8 | ||
| Coats | 3 | Pillows | 36 | Sundries | 30 | ||
| Counterpanes | 3 | Pillow Case | 1 | Trowsers | 1 | ||
| Frocks | 4 | Guilts | 11 | Waistcoat | 1 | ||
| Total Bakings | 29 | Total Articles | 260 | ||||