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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 OF SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK,—( Continued.)

REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK,—( Continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year.
Brought forward2805644854151744
Mattresses, foul, removed....189
„ „ destroyed....347
Meat unfit for human food destroyed....2..2
Miscellaneous articles disinfected by Frazer's stove, lots of2431120
„ „ „ Maw's cups „..131418
,, „ ,, Condy's fluid „....41620
Oyster shells, stale, removed....1..1
Passages,main, or entrance, walls and ceilings whitewashed1052191495
,, „ „ paint work of, washed..183..21
,, ,, ,, floors ,, ,,12013456140450
„ „ „ deodorised „ „......11
Pillows disinfected by Frazer's stove5282802123
„ „ Maw's Gups..6281145
„ washed..4....4
„ foul, destroyed....5..5
*Rags, disinfected by Frazer's stove, lots of....1..1
† „ foul, removed and destroyed....112
Rain water pipes, new ones furnished......11
„ „ „ repaired..15511
„ „ „ unstopped and cleansed....314
„ „ „ connections with drains made good....112
,, ,, „ connected with drains....22
„ ,, „ disconnected from drains....314
„ „ „ traps furnished to, ,5218
Rooms, walls and ceilings whitewashed20689453235
„ disinfected with Maw's cups110152349
,, „ „ Condy's fluid..1252845
,, paint work of, washed619343190
,, floors ,, ,,62220149
„ overcrowded ones cleared of occupants....112
„ deodorised....1..1
Rubbish, foul, removed799227
Service pipes, new ones furnished1......1
„ ,, repaired33....6
Shops, walls and ceilings whitewashed12137
* 90 Bushels. † 100 Pieces.
Carried forward4629628398493112