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St James's 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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St James's, westminster.
Drains reconstructed, cleansed, repaired, &c., during
the Year 1866.
5, Angelsea Yard. Drain reconstructed with pipes. July
15th.
8, Argyll Street, Little. Drain unstopped. July 9th.
51, Brewer Street. Main drain unstopped. April 21st.
10, Blenheim Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
June 12th.
30, Broad Street. Branch drain in front area reconstructed.
December 13th.
14, Coach and Horses Yard. Drain repaired. December
18th.
6, Crown Court, Great. Main drain repaired. February
27th.
26, Crown Court, Great. Main drain unstopped. May 18th.
26, Crown Court, Great. Main and branch drains let off.
June 20th.
REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,-(
| nuisances removed or abated. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 51 | 75 | 367 | 129 | 683 |
| Dast-??? cleared | 19 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 122 |
| „ new ones furnished | 2 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 8 |
| „ tops and corers added to | 1 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 36 |
| „ repaired | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
| Dilapidations, interior, made good | 3 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 36 |
| „ interior | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Damp prevented | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dwellings overcrowded | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dogs removed | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| fouls removed | 1 | 1 | |||
| foul smells prevented | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| Fish refuse | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| „ unfit for human food | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gas, stopped from entering houses and premises | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gallies cleansed | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| „ repaired | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| „ street deodorised | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 2 |
| Houses to which a full supply of water added | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| „ painted, white-washed, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Horses removed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kitchens line-whited, front | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 45 |
| „ „ back | 5 | 9 | 59 | 4 | 77 |
| „ cleared of occupants | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Lumber removed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Lead flats and gutters cleaned | .. | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| Most unfit fot human food destroyed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Manure removed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Oyster shells removed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| privies, open ones abolished | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| passed and trapped | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| pasanger, entrance line, whited | 10 | 10 | 104 | 4 | 125 |
| „ „ floors of, washed | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| „ „ „ repaired | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Paint work washed and cleaned | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| carried forward | 120 | 187 | 725 | 229 | 1961 |