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St James's 1867
[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 | 244 | 543 | 352 | 376 | 1515 |
| Kitchens, back walls and ceilings lime-whited | 7 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 77 |
| „ „ floors of, washed | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
| „ „ „ repaired | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| „ „ cleared of occupants | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Lead flats or gutters cleansed | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| Lumber, foul, removed | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Mattresses, old ones destroyed | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Meat unfit for human food destroyed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Oyster shells removed | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Passages, main or entrance white-washed | 3 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 85 |
| „ „ „ floors of, white-washed | 2 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 55 |
| „ basement walls and ceilings white-washed | 1 | 40 | 22 | .. | 63 |
| „ „ floors of, washed | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rain-water pipes trapped | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| „ „ repaired | 2 | 7 | .. | 4 | 13 |
| „ „ unstopped | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| „ „ connected with drains | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „ new ones added | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rabbits removed | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rooms, walls and ceilings of, white-washed | 18 | 100 | 144 | 66 | 328 |
| „ floors of, washed | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 51 |
| „ over crowded ones cleared | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| „ unfit for occupation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ disinfected | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 13 |
| „ ventilation of, improved | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 6 |
| „ „ attended to | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ deodorised | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Roofs repaired | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rubbish from vaults, cellars, &c., removed | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| Rags, bones and grease removed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Service pipes repaired | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Shops, walls and ceilings of, white-washed | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | 10 |
| Sinks, pipes of, repaired | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Slaughter houses, walls of, lime-whited | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Smoke prevented | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Stairs, main walls and ceilings white-washed | 5 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 91 |
| „ „ steps of, washed | 7 | 24 | 8 | 27 | 66 |
| Carried forward | 305 | 880 | 671 | 642 | 2498 |
JAMES H. MORGAN,
Sanitary Inspector.
April 25th, 1868.
Date. Number.
Number of Nuisances removed in 1860 1314
1861 1574
1862 1143
1863 1020
1864 979
1865 1448
* „ „ „ 1860 3139
1867 4235
* The work of two Assistant Inspectors is included in this Report, one
from the 13th of June to the end of the year 1866, and the other from the
23rd of August, to the 20th of October, 1866. Also one for the whole year
of 1867.