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 | 1061 | 1435 | 1210 | 1038 | 4774 | ||
Wash houses, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ||
Water closets „ „ | 8 | 121 | 43 | 3 | 175 | ||
„ water apparatus furnished to | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | ||
„ „ of, repaired | 10 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 51 | ||
„ furnished with a full supply of water | 11 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 71 | ||
„ pans cleansed of soil | 13 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 51 | ||
„ „ foul ones cleansed | 14 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 94 | ||
„ „ new ones furnished | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | ||
,, seats ,, ,, | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||
„ ,, repaired | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
,, raisers, new ones furnished | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
„ „ repaired | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
„ floors, new ones furnished | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | ||
,, „ repaired | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | ||
,, traps, new ones furnished | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | ||
,, „ repaired | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
,, doors, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
„ „ repaired | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||
,, soil pipes repaired | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||
„ „ unstopped | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
„ waste pipes repaired | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
,, service ,, | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | ||
„ cisterns, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
,, cleansed generally | 104 | 18 | 33 | 122 | 277 | ||
„ repaired „ | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | 10 | ||
,, ventilated | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||
„ lighted | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
„ deodorised | 4 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 75 | ||
Water stopped from entering premises | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
Wearing apparel disinfected by Frazer's stove, lots of | 44 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 93 | ||
„ „ Maw's cups „ | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | ||
„ „ Condy's fluid „ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | ||
Windows repaired | •• | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | ||
„ cleansed | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 7 | ||
Workrooms wliitew9ashed | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | ||
Yards, Avails of, lime-whited | .. | 108 | 41 | 1 | 150 | ||
„ paving of, relaid | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
,, ,, repaired | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
,, ,, cleansed | 109 | 20 | 26 | 120 | 275 | ||
,, ,, deodorised | .. | 6 | .. | 3 | 9 | ||
Carried forward | 1401 | 1875 | 1551 | 1475 | 6302 |