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,—( Continued.)
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 73 | 260 | 168 | 179 | 680 |
| Corpses human interred by request | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Courts, walls of, lime-whited | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Damp prevented | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Dilapidations, exterior, made good | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| „ interior | 2 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 54 |
| Dogs removed | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Drainage matter stopped from entering premises | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| „ removed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Drains, foul ones cleansed | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| „ repaired | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 37 |
| „ reconstructed with 9 inch pipes | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ „ 6 „ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| „ flaps furnished to 9 inch pipes | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ unstopped | 11 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 79 |
| „ connected with sewer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ traps added to | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 82 |
| „ defective ones made effective | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| „ abolished | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
| „ deodorised | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Dust-bins cleansed | 46 | 136 | 38 | 76 | 296 |
| „ covers furnished to | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 46 |
| „ repaired | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 33 |
| „ new ones furnished to houses | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Dwellings, over-crowded ones cleared | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| „ ventilation of, improved | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ cleansed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Foul smells stopped | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Fish unfit for human food destroyed | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Fat, stale, removed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Gas stopped from entering houses | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Gullies cleansed | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| „ repaired | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Houses drained with 9 inch pipes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| „ „ 6 „ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| „ to which a full supply of water has been added. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Kitchens, front, cleared of lodgers | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „walls and ceilings lime-whited | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| „ „floors of, washed | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| „ „ cleared of occupants | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Carried forward | 244 | 543 | 352 | 376 | 1515 |