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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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK,—(
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 280 | 564 | 485 | 415 | 1744 |
Mattresses, foul, removed | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 |
„ „ destroyed | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Meat unfit for human food destroyed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Miscellaneous articles disinfected by Frazer's stove, lots of | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
„ „ „ Maw's cups „ | .. | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
,, „ ,, Condy's fluid „ | .. | .. | 4 | 16 | 20 |
Oyster shells, stale, removed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Passages,main, or entrance, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 10 | 52 | 19 | 14 | 95 |
,, „ „ paint work of, washed | .. | 18 | 3 | .. | 21 |
,, ,, ,, floors ,, ,, | 120 | 134 | 56 | 140 | 450 |
„ „ „ deodorised „ „ | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Pillows disinfected by Frazer's stove | 5 | 28 | 28 | 02 | 123 |
„ „ Maw's Gups | .. | 6 | 28 | 11 | 45 |
„ washed | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 |
„ foul, destroyed | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
*Rags, disinfected by Frazer's stove, lots of | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
† „ foul, removed and destroyed | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Rain water pipes, new ones furnished | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
„ „ „ repaired | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
„ „ „ unstopped and cleansed | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
„ „ „ connections with drains made good | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
,, ,, „ connected with drains | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
„ ,, „ disconnected from drains | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
„ „ „ traps furnished to | , , | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Rooms, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 20 | 68 | 94 | 53 | 235 |
„ disinfected with Maw's cups | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 49 |
,, „ „ Condy's fluid | .. | 12 | 5 | 28 | 45 |
,, paint work of, washed | 6 | 19 | 34 | 31 | 90 |
,, floors ,, ,, | 6 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 49 |
„ overcrowded ones cleared of occupants | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
„ deodorised | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Rubbish, foul, removed | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
Service pipes, new ones furnished | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
„ ,, repaired | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 |
Shops, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
* 90 Bushels. † 100 Pieces. | |||||
Carried forward | 462 | 962 | 839 | 849 | 3112 |