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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A SUMMARY OF NUISANCES REMOVED—
| 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbits removed, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rags „ | .. | .. | . . | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Rain-water pipes connected with sewers, | .. | .. | .. | 4 | . . | 4 |
| ., „ repaired, | .. | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| „ „ new ones added, | .. | . . | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| „ „ cleared, | .. | . . | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rooms white-washed, | 40 | 68 | 101 | 49 | 40 | 298 |
| „ repaired, | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| Rubbish removed, | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| Smoke abated, | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Stairs white-washed, | .. | 8 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 97 |
| „ repaired, | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ lighted and ventilated, | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Shops cleansed, white-washed, &c. | .. | 3 | . . | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Sewers, old branch removed, | .. | .. | . . | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Service pipes repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Soil pipes repaired, | .. | . . | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 |
| Structures, dangerous, made safe, | .. | . . | .. | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Trades or businesses, nuisance from, abated, | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Urine stopped from coming into premises, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Urinals cleansed, | .. | 9 | 2 | .. | 2 | 13 |
| „ redrained, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ water supply added to, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ new ones added to premises, | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Vaults lime-whited, | .. | .. | 11 | 6 | .. | 17 |
| „ repaired, | .. | . . | 4 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Vegetable refuse removed, | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | . . | 16 |
| Water stopped from entering premises from street, | 5 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 102 |
| „ from entering through roofs, | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Water-closets furnished with a supply of water, | .. | 88 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 149 |
| „ new seats added to, | .. | .. | 19 | 8 | 14 | 41 |
| „ new floors, „ | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| „ raisers, „ | .. | . . | 15 | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| „ traps, „ | .. | . . | 27 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| „ pans, „ | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| „ flaps, „ | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 |
| „ soil pipes, „ | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 8 |
| „ ventilated, | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| „ apparatus of, repaired, | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| „ general repairs done to, | .. | 32 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 68 |
| „ connections made good with drains, | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 |
| „ pans of, cleansed, | .. | .. | 25 | 51 | 35 | 111 |
| „ white-washed or lime-whited, | .. | 4 | .. | 47 | 45 | 96 |
| „ cleansed generally, | .. | .. | 3 | 13 | .. | 16 |
| „ abolished or removed, | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 |
| „ rebuilt, or new ones added, | .. | 8 | .. | 4 | 6 | 18 |