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St James's 1865

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

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SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—( continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OB ABATED.1856185718581859186018611862186318641865Total.
Brought forward933173772933533852842292112972839
Drains, old ones not in use removed,........65313220
„ traps added to,....11454435369481618415
„ „ made effectual by air,....33..............33
„ connections made good,................112
„ relaid,..........211....4
Dust-bins cleansed,2071528387116938046411191024
„ new ones furnished,..121827171310635111
„ tops and covers added to,..2854137131013412154
„ repaired,..87559929862
Dilapidations, exterior, made good,..9810695641067
„ interior, „..47211115982146133
Dogs removed,..6145441..227
Damp prevented,..14..1099781361
Dwellings supplied with water-closets,....31............4
„ ventilations of, improved,..6511422331156
„ unfit for occupation, cleared....44............8
„ overcrowded ones cleared,......8614872..35
Eggs rotten, removed,411..11........8
Flaps added to mouth of drains,....45............9
Fowls removed,..2111......139
Fat stale removed,..2................5
Filth removed,..................11
Fish, unfit for human food,..................11
Fish baskets, foul ones, removed,................3..3
„ refuse removed,..........11......2
Foul smells prevented,..5810839373614262325366
Furniture cleansed,..1................1
Fruit, decayed, removed,..............2....2
Gas stopped from houses, &c.5645719865873
Grains, brewer's stale, removed,......3....3......6
Gullies cleansed,..514511243338
„ repaired,....21010151534
Houses to which a full supply of water added,..1459668321063
„ painted and white-washed,..4311127115577108
„ to which drains have been added....3............25
„ improvements of ventilation in,................1..1
„ repaired generally,..................22
Heat excessive,..121............4
Kitchen, front, lime-whited or whitewashed,....171312385659105
„ back, „ „....2426193619201237193
„ front repaired,........1..........1
„ back repaired,......52..........7
„ cleared of occupants,32616173108..14294
Carried forward3157459316637148105664493946096196

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