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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 James's 1858

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

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9, Blenheim Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
10, Blenheim Street. Part of House drained with
6-inch pipe into main sewer.
27, Broad Street. Drain repaired with 6-inch pipe.
52, Broad Street. Brick drain repaired.
53, Broad Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe into
main sewer.
2, Boyle Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe into
main sewer.
6, Boyle Street. Drain reconstructed with 6-inch pipe.
18, Burlington Street. Old drain repaired.
46, Brewer Street. Brick drain repaired with 6-inch
pipe.
24, Bridle Lane. Brick drain connected with 4-inch
pipe.
45, Carnarby Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
46, Carnaby Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
49a, Carnaby Street. Area drained with 4-inch pipe,
and connected witli main drain of house.
53, Carnaby Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
54, Carnaby Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
55, Carnaby Street. House drained with 6-inch pipe
into main sewer.
1, Cooper's Court, Great Windmill Street. Drain
repaired.

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

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

NUISANCES.j 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.
Rooms, shops, &c. requiring white-washing,8519169Rain-water pipes repaired,....325
,, badly ventilated,..23..5„ „ opened,....2..2
Rain water pipe dilapidated or defective,....895„ „ new....112
„ stopped,....2..2Rooms repaired,15......15
„ shops, &c. white washed,16103936101
„ „ ventilation improved in,....5..5
Soil, night, nuisance from,..2....2Stables, floors of, repaved,....2..2
„ pipe from water-closet or privy dilapidated....123,, or coach-houses to which drains have been added,....3..3
Stables, floors of, dilapidated,....2..2Slaughter-houses white-washed,....5..5
,, having no drains,....2..2Soil pipe of water closet or privy repaired,......22
Slaughter-houses requiring white-wasshing....415,, night, removed,..1....1
,, defects in,....8..8Stairs white-washed,..179l440
Stairs requiring white-washing,..134..17Smoke,1....12
Smoke,....1..1
Shops foul,......11
Urine coming into premises from street,111..3Urinals disinfected,1..1..2
Urinals foul,1......1Urine stopped from coming into premises,....1..1
Vaults requiring white-washing,..2....2Vaults white-washed..24511
„ dilapidated,..1....1„ repaired..1124
Vegetable refuse, stale, nuisance from,..2114Vegetable refuse removed, ,..2114
Water-closets, pans of, defective,......44Water-closets to which traps have been added,..2121327
„ without traps,..3....3„ full supply of water added to,....62026
„ having a short supply of water,..210315„ repaired,....10919
„ dilapidated,..25310„ apparatus to, repaired,..82..10
„ traps of, defective,......56„ floors renewed, or repaired,... .4812
„ having defective apparatus to,6......6„ seats new to,....11819
Water coming into premises,618822„ raisers new to,....9615
Windows dirty and dilapidated,11....314„ new soil pipes to,....213
„ connected with pipe to drain,....7..7
Windows repaired,......11
Water stopped from coming into premises,478726
Walls repaired,..2158
Yards foul or walls dirty,85518Yards cleansed,..1....1
„ paving or walls of, dilapidated,1135„ repaired,2..8515
,, white washed,317191049
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