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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 1873

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: REPORT OE SANITA.RY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—( Continued.)

REPORT OE SANITA.RY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—( Continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year.
Brought .forward2354713632861355
Fat, stale, deodorised....2..2
Fish unfit for human food, pads of, destroyed1..214
„ refuse removed....1..1
Foul matter ,,3..519
,, „ deodorised14..27
„ effluvia stopped22217
Furniture, articles of, washed and disinfected, lots of233715
Galleries, walls, and ceilings of, lime-whited..2....2
Gas stopped from entering houses..1..12
Gullies, private, new ones furnished......33
„ ,, repaired34171135
„ „ unstopped and cleansed6..11623
„ „ old abolished......22
„ ,, deodorised,..12..416
Heat, excess of, in dwellings, abate....1..1
Houses, whitewashed and painted throughout..181423
„ roofs of, repaired..2....2
„ furnished with a full supply of water1114..16
Kitchens, front, walls and ceilings whitewashed21191032
,, back, ,, ,, ,,537211376
„ front, new floors furnished to.......11
„ back, floors of, repaired3....25
„ front, paint work of, washed......11
,, ,, floors1....13
,, back, ,, „ ,,211..4
„ front,occupied contrary to law, cleared of occupants....213
,, back, ,, ,, ,, „ ,,1..1..2
„ front, overcrowded ones „ ,,....134
,, „ deodorised1....12
,, back, ,,1....12
Lead flats or gutters cleansed..11..2
Lumber, foul, removed..1....1
Mattresses disinfected by Frazer's stove..7103552
,, „ Maw's cups..220729
* One pad of 46 Plaice, one do. 48 Skate, one do. 29 Plaice, and 110 Oysters.
Carried forward2805644854151744