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, | 449 | 1177 | 1667 | 1273 | 1220 | 1521 | 1104 | 992 | 946 | 1388 | 11,737 |
SLAUGHTER HOUSES. | |||||||||||
Walls of, lime-whited, | 3 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 73 |
„ sheep or cattle pens lime-whited, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Blood stale, removed from, | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ventilation of, improved in, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Floors of, repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
„ cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
Walls of yards lime-whited, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Drained, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Drains trapped, | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Various improvements made in, | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
STABLES. | |||||||||||
Drained with pipes, | .. | 2 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 71 |
Drains repaired, | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
„ traps added to, | .. | .. | .. | 78 | 26 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 109 |
Cesspools cleansed out and filled up, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Drains of yards unstopped and cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Walls and ceilings of stables lime-whited, | .. | .. | .. | 44 | 7 | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 62 |
Stables repaved or repaired, | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 |
„ water-closets added to, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
„ dwelling over white-washed and painted, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
„ dilapidations made good, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
„ water-closet furnished to, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
„ horses removed from on account of stable being unfit for horse occupation, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
„ cisterns furnished to dwellings over | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Yards of, drained, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
„ repaired, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 0 |
„ unstopped, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ paving of, repaired, | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
„ drains trapped, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
„ cleansed, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ??? |
„ manure removed from, | .. | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 31 |
Coach-houses white-washed, | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
COW HOUSES. | |||||||||||
Cow houses grains stale, removed from, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ dung bins covers added to, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ drains of, repaired, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ „ trapped, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ grain bins, new ones added, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ „ re-constructed, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ general dilapidations made good, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ lime-whited walls, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ manure removed from, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Carried forward, | 452 | 1208 | 1682 | 1472 | 1300 | 1546 | 1134 | 1020 | 970 | 1402 | 12,1811 |