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St James's 1864

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

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St. James's Westminster.
Drains reconstructed, cleansed, repaired, c&c. during
the Year 1864
8, Archer Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
December 21st.
5, Anglesea yard. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
May 13th.
11, Argyll Place. Cesspool cleansed out and filled up,
Privy in vault of front area abolished and drain repaired.
February 8th.
15, Argyll Street. Branch drain in rear of House repaired.
November 15 th.
58, Berwick Street. Main drain cleansed and repaired,
branch drain in front area reconstructed with 4-inch pipes,
old drain in front kitchen abolished. October 24th.
7, Blue Ball Yard. Stable drained direct into the main
sewer with 6-inch pipes, and the branches of 4-inch pipes.
July 17th.
1, Burlington Gardens. A new main drain laid down
from the main sewer in Cork Street, up to the front area,
and connected with water closet; main of 4-inch and
branches of 6-inch pipes. July 27th.
—Babmaes Mews. Stable and Coach House; main
drain reconstructed with 6-inch pipes from Stable to
main sewer. August 5th.
16, Broad Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
December 5th.

REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK,—( continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Qvarter.For the whole Year.
Brought forward,121237148111617
Water stopped from entering Premises,653418
Water-closets, lime whited,44211865
„ ventilation improved,..1....1
„ furnished with a supply of water,3671127
„ seats, new ones added, or repaired,..15410
„ raisers, „ „..1416
„ pans, „225110
„ traps, „134210
„ soil pipes, „ or repaired,21..14
„ apparatus, new or repaired,..4329
„ general dilapidations in, repaired,171211
„ pans of, cleared of soil,856928
„ floors, new or repaired,314..8
„ cleansed generally,..131721
„ soil pipes unstopped and cleansed,2..125
„ Windows repaired,......22
„ top sashes of, made moveable,....22123
Yards, walls of, lime-whited,..3410751
„ paving of, claansed,....4..4
„ „ repaired, - - - - -..36413
„ walls of, „......11
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
Lime-whited,..5..914
Yards of, lime-whited,......33
Paving, or floors of, cleansed,......44
STABLES.
Drains of, re-constructed,....2..2
„ traps added to,....1..1
„ of yards unstopped,..1....1
„ „ repaired,....1..1
BAKE HOUSES.
Walls, ceilings, and other parts of, lime-whited and cleansed,....819
Totals,153360259207979