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St James's 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,
FOR THE YEAR 1863.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For th whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areas, front lime-whited, | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| „ back, „ | .. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| ,, cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Abodes cleansed, | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| Animal matter removed, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Basements lime-whited, | .. | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| ,, passages lime-whited, | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 8 |
| „ stairs, „ | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Bones removed, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Butts, cisterns, and other water receptacles cleansed, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, ,, ,, repaired, | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, covers added to, | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| ,, ,, ,, new, | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Bedding foul, cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Cesspools cleansed out and filled up, | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| ,, matter removed, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Corpse human, interred by request, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cats removed, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Clothing cleansed, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drainage matter, stopped out of Houses, | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Drains re-constructed, | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| ,, relaid, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, cleansed out and repaired | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| ,, unstopped and cleansed, | 16 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 57 |
| ,, connected with Main Sewer, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, old ones not in use removed, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, traps added to, | 17 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 48 |
| Dust-bins cleansed, | 13 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 46 |
| ,, new ones furnished to Houses, | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| ,, tops and covers added to, | 6 | 5 | 2 | .. | 13 |
| ,, repaired, | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Dilapidations, exterior, made good | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| ,, interior, ,, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Damps prevented, | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Dogs removed, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dwellings, ventilations of, improved in, | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| ,, overcrowded ones cleared, | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 |
| F oul smells prevented, | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| Fruit decayed, removed, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
8th July, 1864.
JAMES H. MORGAN,
Sanitary Inspector.