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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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—(
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward, | 90 | 122 | 147 | 147 | 506 |
| Dwellings, the ventilation of, improved in, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dogs removed, | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fowls removed, | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Foul smells prevented, | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | |
| Fish stale, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Filth cleansed away, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gas stopped from entering Houses and Premises, | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 8 |
| Gullies cleansed, | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| „ repaired, | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Houses to which a full supply of water added, | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| „ painted, white-washed, &c., | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| „ to which drains have been added, | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| „ repaired generally, | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Kitchens lime-whited, front, | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| „ „ hack, | 3 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 37 |
| „ cleared of occupants, front, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Lumber removed, | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Lead flats and gutters cleansed, | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Oyster shells removed, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Passages entrance lime-whited, | 1 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 53 |
| „ floors of, washed, | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Paint work washed and cleansed, | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Privies panned and trapped, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Rain-water pipes repaired, | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| „ „ unstopped and cleansed, | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 |
| „ „ trapped, | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ stopped from rooms, | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Rooms, walls, and ceilings white washed, | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 76 |
| „ dilapidations in, made good, | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ floors of, washed, | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| „ „ repaired, - | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ cleared of occupants, unfit, | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
| „ over-crowded ones cleared, | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| „ ventilation of, attended to, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ improved in, | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| „ painted and cleansed, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rubbish removed, | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Carried forward. | 139 | 222 | 246 | 228 | 835 |