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St James's 1862

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

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St. Jeams's Westminster.
Drains reconstructed, cleansed, repaired, dr. during
the Year 1862.
14, Archer Street. Main drain reconstructed with
G-inch pipes into main sewer. October 14th.
5, Anglesea Yard. Main drain connected with the
main sewer by a 9-inch pipe and 6-inch branches connected
with main drain.
50, Brewer Street. Branch drain in yard repaired.
June 17th. All the main and branch drains taken up and
reconstructed with 6-inch pipes. September 15th.
75, Berwick Street. Main drain cleansed and unstopped.
January 17th.
80, Berwick Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
September 27th.
84, Berwick Street. Main drains and branch drains
cleansed and repaired. May 6th.
2, Carnaby Street. Houses and premises drained with
9-inch pipes into the main sewer. January 10th.
3, Carnaby Street. House and premises drained with
6-inch pipes into the main drains of No. 2. January 10th.
11, Carnaby Street. Joints of pipes of main drain
cemented. August 19th. This drain is constructed of
Hampshire pipes, and the joints were uncemented.

REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK (continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole "Year.
Gullies cleansed,11....2
Gas, streets, stopped from entering Houses,12328
Grains, stale, removed,21....3
Houses to which a full supply of water has been added,11428
,, wholly painted, white-washed, &c.3....25
Kitchens, front, lime-whited, -212..5
„back„476219
,, cleared of occupants, -..1..23
Lumber removed,42....6
Lead flats or attic glitters cleansed,21238
Oyster shells removed, -..12..3
Passages entrance, white-washed,4132..19
,, floors of, cleansed, -. .2417
Privies, supply of, with water, -524213
,, repaired generally, -11....2
,, lime-whited, -..4....4
,, cleansed generally, -3..1..4
,, pans added to, -....4..4
,, raisers, new to, -... .2..2
,, seats, ,,..11..2
,, floors, ,, or repaired,1......1
,, traps added to, -. ...4..4
,, water supply added to, -524213
Pigs removed,1......1
Rain-water pipes repaired, -423211
„ ,, cleansed, -, ,11. .2
„ „ trapped,1......1
,, ,, new ones added,....a .11
Rooms white-washed, -9197843
,, dilapidations in, made good,..1....1
„purified„1......1
,, overcrowded ones, cleared,42....6
Rubbish removed from cellars and vaults, -661114
Rabbits„1......1
Smoke,1..1..2
Stairs main, white-washed, -395118
Service pipes repaired, -, ,....l1
Structures, dangerous, made safe,32....5
Trades or businesses, nuisances from, stopped,1......1