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 | 1401 | 1875 | 1551 | 1475 | 6302 |
| STABLES. | |||||
| Walls and ceilings of, lime-whited | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Traps furnished to drains | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
| Walls and ceilings of coach-houses lime-whited | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Coach houses, paving of relaid | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Yards, walls of, lime-whited | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ paving of, relaid | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| ,, „ cleansed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, ,, deodorised | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ manure „ | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| ,, „ removed from | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| „ rubbish, foul, „ | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| SLAUGHTER HOUSES. | |||||
| Walls and ceilings of, lime-whited | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| BAKEHOUSES. | |||||
| Walls and ceilings of, whitewashed | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 13 |
| „ „ store rooms, whitewashed | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| ,, „ basement stairs ,, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| ,, ,, ,, passages ,, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ ,, bed rooms „ | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ,, of water closets, whitewashed | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ „ foul pans cleansed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| „ of yards, lime-whited | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1404 | 1876 | 1567 | 1507 | 6354 |