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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| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 808 | 1039 | 923 | 750 | 3520 |
| Rain water pipes, new ones furnished | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| ,, ,, repaired | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| „ „ unstopped and cleansed | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| ,, „ traps furnished to | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Booms, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 36 | 185 | 71 | 53 | 345 |
| „ disinfected with Maw's cups | 34 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 94 |
| „ „ Condy's fluid | 29 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 66 |
| „ painted | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
| ,, paint work of, washed | 37 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 112 |
| ,, floors ,, | 42 | 21 | 34 | 37 | 134 |
| „ cleansed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ unfit for occupation, cleared of occupants | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ overcrowded ones „ | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| „ or dwellings, dirty ones cleansed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ dilapidations made good | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Rubbish, foul, removed | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| School rooms deodorised | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Service pipes repaired | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Shops, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Sink stone pipes connected with drains | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Smoke, nuisances from, abated | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Stairs, main, Avails and ceilings whitewashed | 6 | 49 | 51 | 15 | 121 |
| „ „ paint work of, washed | .. | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| ,, ,, steps ,, | 61 | 39 | 70 | 67 | 237 |
| Structures, dangerous, made safe | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Trades, nuisances from, abated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Urinals, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ repaired | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, removed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ whitewashed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ cleansed | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| „ deodorised | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| „ places used as such, deodorised | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 8 |
| Vault9, whitewashed | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 10 |
| ,, rubbish removed from | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Vegetable matter, stale, removed | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Carried forward | 1061 | 1435 | 1240 | 1038 | 4774 |