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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St James's 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,-(Continued.)

REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,-(Continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year.
Brought forward4511095967561 13074
Sheds or outhouses lime whited..14..5
Shops, walls and ceilings white washed296219
„ floors of, washed1......1
Service pipes repaired..6..28
Smoke nuisance, from, stopped or abated11..13
Stairs, main walls and ceilings white washed10965017173
„ „ steps of, washed115161547
„ „ paint work..61..7
„ „ ventilated......11
„ „ lighted......11
„ basement Avails and ceilings white washed161011259251
„ „ steps of, washed31....4
„ „ paint work of, washed..1....1
Structures dangerous made safe21..14
Tallow melting nuisance from, abated...1..1
Urinals cleansed191..11
„ repaired....112
„ water furnished to......11
„ white washed..4....4
„ ventilated..1....1
„ abolished..11..2
Vaults, lime-whited..2010..30
Wash-house, lime-whited....9211
floors of. washed......11
Water stopped from entering houses & premises from street2..1..3
„ „ „ „ through roof16..18
Water closets lime-whited1917718913398
„ furnished with a supply of water22586227169
„ pans cleansed of soil1323141666
„ „ foul ones cleansed331226419238
„ cleansed generally49373233151
„ soil pipes repaired14..16
„ service „252312
,, 6eats, new ones furnished3115423
„ repaired242311
„ raisers, new ones lfurnishede244313
„ repaired..15..6
„ floors, new ones furnished343313
Carried forward650181415757414780