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St James's 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK, for 1859—(continued.)
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain-water pipe dilapidated, | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | Rain-water pipe connected with sewers, | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| ,, repaired, | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| „ ,, stopped, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | „ „ new, | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Rabbits, nuisance from, | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Rabbit nuisance removed | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Rags and filth, nuisance from, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Rags and filth, nuisance from abated, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rooms, shops, &c. requiring white-washing, | 7 | 13 | 13 | .. | 33 | Rooms, shops, &c., white-washed, . | .. | 17 | 28 | 4 | 49 |
| „ repaired, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Smoke, nuisance from, | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | Slaughter-houses, white-washed, | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| ,, improvements in, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Soil-pipe dilapidated, . | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | „ ventilation improved in, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Stairs requiring white-washing, | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | „ drainage „ | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
| Stable manure, | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Stairs basements repaired, | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Slaughter-house requiring white-washing, . | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | ,, white-washed, | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| „ defects in paving, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Shops cleansed, | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Smoke, nuisance from abated, | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Sewers, branch dilapidations removed, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
| Stable manure, nuisance from, | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Soil-pipes repaired | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | ||||||
| Trades and business, nuisance from, | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Trades and business, nuisance from, abated | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Urinal, foul, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Urinal redrained, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ new, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| „ water added to, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Vegetable refuse, | • • | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | Vaults white-washed, | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 |
| Vegetable refuse removed, | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Water coming into house or premises, | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | Water-closets, ventilation improved in, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ furnished with a supply of water, | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | ||||||
| „ rain coming in through ceiling, &c. . | .. | 4 | 6 | 10 | ,. or privies, seats new to or repaired, | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Water closets requiring white-washing, | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | „ raiser to added, | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| „ without traps, | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | „ foul, cleansed, | .. | 13 | .. | .. | 13 |
| ,, having a short or no supply of water, | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | ,, floors of, repaired, | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
| „ or privies badly ventilated, | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | ,, white-washed, | 7 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 47 |
| „ seats to, dilapidated, . | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | ,, to which new traps have been added, | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| „ apparatus dilapidated, | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | „ to repaired, | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ pans of broken, . | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ,, pans, new to, | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| ,, foul, | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | ,, soil pipes, new or repaired, | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| ,, dilapidated, | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | ,, pans, cleansed of filth, | 23 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 51 |
| „ raiser dilapidated, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | „ apparatus to, repaired. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ pan of foul and full of filth, | .. | 10 | .. | 10 | ,, or privies removed or altered, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| „ floors dilapidated, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ,, general dilapidations in, repaired. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 |
| „ deficient accommodation, | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | ,, rebuilt, ..... | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| ,, improperly constructed soil-pipe, | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | Water receptacle added, | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Walls dilapidated or dangerous, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | „ stopped from coming into premises, . | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| Windows dilapidated, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | „ rain stopped from coming in through ceiling, | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 7 |
| „ supply added to premises, | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |