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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 1872

[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 forward3576654764231921
Foul effluvia, escape of, stopped161210
„ matter removed442..10
„ „ deodorised..42..6
*Fruit unfit for human food, lots of, destroyed1..1..2
Furniture, articles of, washed and disinfected, lots of27118955
Gas stopped from entering houses1..1..2
Gullies, private, cleansed4..3310
,, ,, repaired3122531
„ public, deodorised..3....8
Houses whitewashed and painted throughout..13..4
„ roofs of, repaired..2....2
,, to which a full supply of water has been added....2810
,, overcrowded and dirty ones cleared of occupants2......2
„ ventilation of, improved in....1..1
Kitchens, front walls and ceilings whitewashed81712542
,, back ,, ,,54119371
„ „ paint work of, washed..1....1
„ front doors of ,,......11
,, back ,, ,,11..13
„ front.occupied contrary to law,cleared of occupants..11..2
Lead flats or gutters cleansed..11..2
Lumber, foul, removed......11
Mattresses disinfected with Frazer's stove .119292776
„ „ Maw's cups......88
„ „ Condy's fluid..4....4
„ removed......66
„ destroyed....14..14
Meat unfit for human food destroyed......11
Miscellaneous articles disinfected with Frazer's stove, lots of4413142203
„ „ „ Maw's cup „......44
Passages, main, or entrance, walls and ceilings whitewashed7288516136
„ „ „ paint work of, washed7174634
,, ,, ,, floors ,,203139185112639
Pillows disinfected with Frazer's stove132575751297
„ „ Maw's cups......1616
*370 Boxes of Figs, 174 Cocoa Nuts.
Carried forward80810399237503520