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St James's 1865

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

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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—( continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second QuarterThird Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year.
Brought forward,90122147147506
Dwellings, the ventilation of, improved in,1......1
Dogs removed,....112
Fowls removed,....213
Foul smells prevented,658625
Fish stale,..1....1
Filth cleansed away,1......1
Gas stopped from entering Houses and Premises,134..8
Gullies cleansed,..1113
„ repaired,....325
Houses to which a full supply of water added,124310
„ painted, white-washed, &c.,2..417
„ to which drains have been added,2......2
„ repaired generally,2......2
Kitchens lime-whited, front,22149
„ „ hack,31951037
„ cleared of occupants, front,......22
Lumber removed,4....15
Lead flats and gutters cleansed,2..125
Oyster shells removed,....1..1
Passages entrance lime-whited,110241853
„ floors of, washed,....134
Paint work washed and cleansed,14....5
Privies panned and trapped,....1..1
Rain-water pipes repaired,22138
„ „ unstopped and cleansed,12..25
„ „ trapped,....1..1
„ stopped from rooms,1....12
Rooms, walls, and ceilings white washed,727281476
„ dilapidations in, made good,..3....3
„ floors of, washed,3121218
„ „ repaired, -....1..1
„ cleared of occupants, unfit,2..2
„ over-crowded ones cleared,1..1..2
„ ventilation of, attended to,......11
„ „ improved in,..2..13
„ painted and cleansed,1......1
Rubbish removed,453214
Carried forward.139222246228835