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 |