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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, forward10611435121010384774
Wash houses, walls and ceilings whitewashed373114
Water closets „ „8121433175
„ water apparatus furnished to....3..3
„ „ of, repaired101491851
„ furnished with a full supply of water1110232171
„ pans cleansed of soil131191851
„ „ foul ones cleansed1413274094
„ „ new ones furnished377320
,, seats ,, ,,143210
„ ,, repaired12126
,, raisers, new ones furnished24118
„ „ repaired..2114
„ floors, new ones furnished155415
,, „ repaired..41..5
,, traps, new ones furnished169521
,, „ repaired..1....1
,, doors, new ones furnished....224
„ „ repaired2....13
,, soil pipes repaired211..4
„ „ unstopped......11
„ waste pipes repaired....1..1
,, service ,,113..5
„ cisterns, new ones furnished....1..1
,, cleansed generally1041833122277
„ repaired „136..10
,, ventilated..26210
„ lighted......11
„ deodorised420302175
Water stopped from entering premises......22
Wearing apparel disinfected by Frazer's stove, lots of4415122293
„ „ Maw's cups „......44
„ „ Condy's fluid „253919
Windows repaired••4....4
„ cleansed14..27
Workrooms wliitew9ashed..6....6
Yards, Avails of, lime-whited..108411150
„ paving of, relaid..2....2
,, ,, repaired281516
,, ,, cleansed1092026120275
,, ,, deodorised..6..39
Carried forward14011875155114756302