Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. |
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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 |