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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8, Heddon Street. Branch drain reconstructed with
4-inch pipes. July 22.
19, Heddon Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed.
December 18th.
1, Kemp's Court. Drain in yard unstopped and
cleansed. April 26th.
5, King Street, St. James's Square. Main and branch
drains cleansed and repaired, February 5th.
7, Leicester Street. Main drain under water-closet in
yard repaired. December 7th.
23, Marlborough Street, Great. Main and branch
drains of this house and premises relaid, nearly every
joint of which was defective. October 11th.
26, Marlborough Street, Great. House drained direet
into the main sewer in Little Marlborough Street, main,
and branches all of 6-inch pipes. May 9th.
1, Marlborough Row. House drained direct into the
main sewer in Cross Street. November 7th.
32, Marshall Street. Main drain unstopped and
cleansed. May 6th.
47, Marshall Street. Main drain unstopped and
cleansed. July 10th.
10, Mason's Yard. Stable drains reconstructed with
6-inch pipes, and connected with the new main of No.
85, Jermyn Street, which runs through these premises
into sewer in Mason's Yard. November 2nd.
25, Noel Street. Branch drain from water-closet in
yard to main reconstructed with 6-inch pipes. July 31st.
A SUMMARY OF WORK DURING THE YEAR.
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Complaints made | 42 | 55 | 79 | 64 | 240 |
„ nuisances removed | 693 | 1315 | 1177 | 1050 | 4235 |
„ notices served | 69 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 241 |
„ „ attended to | 40 | 99 | 47 | 50 | 236 |
„ houses drained with 9-inch pipes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
„ „ „ „6 „ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
„ scarlatina visited | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 37 |
typhoid „ | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 |
„ continued „ | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 |
„ small pox „ | 10 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
„ dipthena „ | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
„ diarrhœa „ | 7 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 50 |
dysentry | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
„ cholera „ | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
„ children found unvaccinated | 6 | 13 | .. | 1 | 20 |
„ „ vaccinated by order | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
„ rooms measured | .. | 8 | 170 | .. | 178 |
„ „ overcrowded | .. | 8 | 114 | • • | 122 |