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]
This page requires JavaScript
SUMMARY OF WORK DURING THE YEAR.
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Nuisances removed, | 235 | 415 | 412 | 386 | 1448 |
| „ notices served, | 25 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 151 |
| „ „ attended to, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 148 |
| „ houses drained with 9 inch pipes, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ „ „ 6-inch „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| „ cases of scarlatina visited, | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 57 |
| „ „ typhus fever „ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| „ „ typhoid „ „ | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 6 |
| „ „ continued„ „ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| „ „ small-pox „ | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 9 |
| „ „ diphtheria „ | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| „ „ diarrhoea „ | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| „ „ dysentery „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ complaints received, | 40 | 58 | 78 | 49 | 225 |
| „ visits made to slaughter houses, | .. | 14 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| „ „ bake houses, | 64 | .. | 11 | 57 | 132 |
May 1866.
JAMES H. MORGAN,
Sanitary Inspector.