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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SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward, | 315 | 745 | 931 | 663 | 714 | 810 | 566 | 449 | 394 | 609 | 6228 |
| Lumber removed, | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| Lead flats or gutters cleansed, | .. | 15 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 70 |
| „ „ repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Night soil removed, | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Oyster shells removed, | .. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 24 |
| Pigs removed, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Passages, entrance, white-washed, | .. | .. | 34 | 22 | 17 | 51 | 19 | 36 | 30 | 53 | 262 |
| Passages, floors of, cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| Pipes, waste, repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Paint work washed and cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Pigs removed, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rabbits removed, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Rain-water pipes unstopped and cleansed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| „ „ connected with Sewer, | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| „ „ repaired, | .. | 2 | 5 | 8 | .. | 8 | 11 | 3 | .. | 7 | 44 |
| „ „ new ones added, | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| „ „ trapped | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Rooms white-washed, | 40 | 68 | 101 | 49 | 40 | 139 | 43 | 50 | 83 | 77 | 690 |
| „ dilapidations in, made good, | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 1 | .. | 11 | 4 | 66 |
| „ paint work of, cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
| „ floors of, washed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 21 | 18 | 42 |
| „ purified, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| „ ventilation of, attended to, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ over-crowded ones cleared, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| „ ventilation of, improved, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 7 |
| Rubbish removed, | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 98 |
| Rags removed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Smoke, | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 |
| Soil pipes repaired, | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Sheds or out buildings lime-whited, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Structures, dangerous ones, made safe, | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 28 |
| Stairs, main, white-washed, | .. | 8 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 58 | 289 |
| „ repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ basement, washed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| „ lighted and ventilated, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| „ steps washed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 9 | |
| Service pipes repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Shops, ventilation improved in, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ walls, and ceilings white-washed, | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 9 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Sewers, old branch ones, removed, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Slops, offensive, removed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Shop floors washed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Trades or business nuisances from,abated | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 14 |
| Urine stopped from entering Premises, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Carried forward, | 355 | 864 | 1153 | 836 | 866 | 1135 | 717 | 638 | 612 | 905 | 8081 |