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St James's 1858

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

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St. James, Mestminster.
—♦—
Homes Drained and Drains repaired by order
and under the direction of the Sanitary
Inspector, daring the year 1858.
2, Angel Court, Great Windmill Street. Drain repaired.
5, Angel Court, Great Windmill Street. Drain repaired.
3G, Berwick Street. Drain repaired with 6-inch pipe.
41, Berwick Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
42, Berwick Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
95, Berwick Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
1, Bentinck Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
7, Bentinck Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
10, Bentinck Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer, with 4-inch branches.
14, Bentinck Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.

Table: REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK, for 1858— {continued).

REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK, for 1858— {continued).

NUISANCES.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year 1858.IMPROVEMENTS.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year 1858.
Foul smells,1011373189Foul smells, removed,21194721108
„ leads or gutters,224..8„ leads or gutters cleansed,22329
Fowls,....112Fowls,....1..1
Filth from drains running into other premises,....1..1Filth at street corners prevented,....1..1
„ at street corners,....1..1Flaps added to mouth of drains in sewers,......44
„ „ water-closets,....224
Grains, Brewers' stale,122..5Gas, street, nuisance from, abated,..1214
Gas, street, nuisance from,..24..6Gully-holes repaired,....112
Gully-holes dilapidated,..2....3„ cleansed,....1..1
„ foul,....1..1
Houses requiring white-washing,231..6Houses white-washed, painted, &c...18211
„ without drains,....112„ to which a full supply of water has been added,....145
„ not having a full supply of water,..2316„ exterior of, repaired,....8..8
„ interior of, dilapidated,..64313„ interior of, repaired,1131621
,, exterior of, dilapidated,..65112,, to which drains have been added,....3..3
Heat excessive,..11..2,, drained with 9-inch pipe, .223310
„ „ 6 inch „58201952
„ „ 4-inch „......11
Heat excessive, abated,..11..2
Kitchens cleared of occupants,615416
„ front, white-washed,..411217
Kitchens, front, requiring white-washing,..2114„ back,..616224
„ hack,..4318Lumber removed,....112
„ occupied contrary to law,33118
Lumber,......11Manure, horse, „..31..4
,, cow, ,,....1..1
Manure, horse,331..7Meat, decomposed, „....2..2
„ cow,....1..1Oyster shells..1..12
Oyster shells and other fish refuse,..2..24..Privies to which a water supply has been added,42292312106
„ cleansed,....3..3
Privies having no water supply,9711027„ limewhited,1916430
„ having no traps,1....12„ repaired,1519....34
„ foul,3..10215„ ventilated,1......1
„ requiring white-washing,2....24„ removed or altered,1..124
„ or water-closets, pans of, foul or full of filth,6115628„ to which new soil pans have been added,687829
„ open,....314„ or water-closets, pans of, cleansed of filth,685625
„ dilapidated,281415Passages white-washed or lime-whited,..1117634
Passages dirty from neglect of white-washing,..72110Pigs removed,......11
Pigs, nuisance from,......11