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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 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Saint games, Westminster.
REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,
FOR THE YEAR 1859.
| NUISANCES FOUND. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year 1859. | NUISANCES ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year 1859. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areas, walls dilapidated, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Areas, front white-washed, . | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| Abodes dirty, | .. | . . | 5 | 4 | 9 | „back „ | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 7 |
| Animals, nuisance from, by the keeping of, | .. | . . | 1 | .. | 1 | Animal, food unfit for use destroyed, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ food until for use, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | „ refuse abated, nuisance from, | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ matter refuse, nuisance from, | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | „ nuisance from, in keeping . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Areas, front requiring white-washing, | 5 | 1 | 5 | .. | 11 | ||||||
| ,, back ,, ,, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
| Bones, nuisance from, | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | Bones removed, | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Basements requiring white-washing, | 5 | 7 | 8 | .. | 25 | Basements white-washed, . | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| „ passages requiring white-washing, | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | „ passages white-washed, . | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 |
| „ stairs „ „ | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | „ stairs ,, | 3 | .. | 13 | ||
| Butts or cisterns without covers, | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Butts or cisterns to which covers has been added, | . . | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| „ „ dilapidated, | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | „ „ repaired, . | . . | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| „ „ foul, . | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Cesspools found, | 14 | 9 | 6 | .. | 29 | Cisterns, new, | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cowshed, nuisance from, | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | „ cleansed, | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Court walls dirty, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | „ compo removed, . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Chimney stacks or buildings dangerous, | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Cesspools removed, | 11 | 14 | 3 | .. | |
| Corpse uninterred, nuisance arising from, | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Corpse, nuisance from, abated, . | 1 | 15 | 2 | l | |
| Drainage matter, | 3 | 10 | 1 | 20 | Drains opened and cleansed, | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 48 | |
| Drains improperly constructed, . | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | „ of pipes re-constructed, | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| „ having no outlet . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | „ to which traps has been added to interior, . | 21 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 54 |
| ,, foul and dilapidated, | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 49 | „ to which outlet has been added, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ stopped | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 47 | „ repaired, | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| „ traps having their bells off, | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | „ connections of, made good, . | .. | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| ,, without traps, | 1 | 8 | .. | 15 | Drainage matter stopped from coming into premises, | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Dangerous structures, | .. | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | Dilapidations, exterior, . | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Dust bins full and foul, | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 90 | Dust bins full or foul, cleansed, . | 18 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 87 |
| „ required, . | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 10 | „ repaired, | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 |
| „ without covers or tops, | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | „ tops and covers added, | .. | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| ,, dilapidated, . | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 10 | „ new ones added, | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | |
| Dilapidations, interior, . | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 8 | Dilapidations, interior, made good, | .. | 3 | 8 | .. | 11 |
| ,, exterior, | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | Dangerous structures made good, | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Damp, | 2 | .. | 7 | 2 | 11 | Debris removed from vaults, | . . | .. | 3 | 6 | |
| Dogs, | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | Dwellings unfit for occupation emptied, | 4 | . . | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Debris in vaults, cellars, or yards, | 3 | 3 | 13 | „ overcrowded, cleared | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |||
| Dwellings badly ventilated, | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 29 | Dogs removed, | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
| „ overcrowded, | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |