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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St James's Westminster.
Drains reconstructed, cleansed, repaired, &c., during
the Year 1868.
19, Air Street, drained into Main Sewer in Air Street.
Main of 6 inch, and branches of 4-inch pipes, May 27th,
3, Angel Court, Great Windmill Street. Branch drain
unstopped, cleansed, and repaired, May 29th.
4, Anglesea Yard. Main drain repaired. February 17th.
5, Arundel Street. Pipe drain repaired. February 17th.
4, Bentinck Street. Branch drain unstopped and
cleansed. November 26th.
5, Bentinck Street. Branch drain unstopped. January
14th. Again cleansed and repaired, February 26th.
3, Berwick Street. Drain from water closet to main
drain, reconstructed with 6-inch pipes. February 26th.
7, Blue Ball Yard. The 6-inch pipe main drain
repaired. July 31st.
9, Blue Ball Yard. Branch drain reconstructed with
4 inch pipes. June 22nd.
73, Berwick Street. Main drain unstopped, cleansed,
and repaired, May 25th,
REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 521 | 1327 | 963 | 532 | 3343 |
Stairs, main, steps of, washed | 43 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 90 |
Service pipes repaired | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 6 |
„ „ new ones furnished | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Shops, walls and ceilings white-washed | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
„ floors of, washed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Sheds white-washed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Trades, or business nuisance from, abated | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Urinals cleansed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
,, drained | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
„ repaired | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Vaults lime-whited | .. | 17 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
„ deodorised | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Vegetable refuse removed | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
Water stopped entering premises from street | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
„ through roof | 7 | 1 | .. | 4 | 12 |
„ „ „ other causes | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Water-closets lime-whited | 17 | 161 | 88 | 17 | 283 |
„ ventilated | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
„ ventilation improved in | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 |
„ abolished | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
„ furnished with water supply | 25 | 23 | 40 | 20 | 108 |
„ rebuilt | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 |
„ new ones furnished | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
,, seats „ „ | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
„ „ repaired | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
„ raisers, new ones furnished | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | 10 |
„ „ repaired | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 |
„ pans, new ones furnished | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
„ traps „ „ | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
„ soil pipes „ „ | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
„ „repaired | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
„ unstopped | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
„ apparatus repaired | 17 | 19 | 35 | 16 | 87 |
„ repaired generally | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
„ pans of, cleansed of soil foul, cleansed | 29 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 99 |
„ „ foul, cleansed | 19 | 20 | 59 | 18 | 116 |
floors of new ones furnished | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
„ „ repaired | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Carried forward | 752 | 1637 | 1276 | 701 | 4369 |