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
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 346 | 866 | 674 | 314 | 2200 |
| Kitchens, front floors of, washed | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| „ hack „ „ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| ,, front „ repaired | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ cleared of occupants | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ back „ „ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lumber removed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lead flats or gutters cleansed | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 7 |
| Mattrasses destroyed | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| „ washed | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Oyster shells removed | .. | 5 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| Pigs removed | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Passages, entrance white-washed | 13 | 107 | 52 | 17 | 189 |
| „ „ floors of, washed | 26 | 66 | 28 | 80 | 140 |
| Rain water pipes unstopped and cleansed | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| „ „ connected with sewer | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ ,, repaired | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 |
| „ „ trapped | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ „ new ones added | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Booms, walls, and ceilings white-washed | 62 | 132 | 68 | 88 | 350 |
| „ dilapidations in, made good | .. | 17 | .. | .. | 17 |
| „ floors of, washed | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 |
| „ overcrowded ones cleared | 6 | .. | 18 | 25 | 49 |
| „ sleeping, over-crowded, reduced | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| „ ventilation of, improved | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| „ disinfected | 4 | .. | 16 | 11 | 31 |
| Rubbish removed | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Smoke nuisance from, abated | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Sink stones, waste pipes fitted to | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „ „ unstopped | .. | . . | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Structures, dangerous made safe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Stairs, main, white-washed | 11 | 101 | 51 | 20 | 183 |
| Carried forward | 521 | 1327 | 963 | 532 | 3343 |
JAMES H. MORGAN,
Sanitary Inspector.
April 17 th, 1869.