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 INSPECTOR'S WORK,-(
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 462 | 962 | 839 | 849 | 3112 |
| Sink stone pipes, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ „ repaired | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ ,, disconnected from drains | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ ,, connected with drains | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ „ traps furnished to | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Smoke, nuisance from, abated | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Stairs, main, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 9 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 107 |
| „ „ paint work of, washed | 5 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 46 |
| ,, ,, steps ,, ,, | 03 | 120 | 56 | 102 | 370 |
| „ „ „ repaired | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Structures, dangerous, made safe | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tubs, foul, deodorised and removed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Urinals, private, new ones furnished | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ ,, traps furnished to | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ „ cleansed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Vaults, walls of, lime-whited | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| „ deodorised | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Wash-houses, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Water closets, „ „ „ | 9 | 115 | 39 | 26 | 189 |
| „ furnished with a full supply of water | 17 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 72 |
| „ water apparatus furnished to | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| ,, „ „ repaired | 16 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 61 |
| „ pans, new ones furnished | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| „ ,, repaired | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ „ foul ones cleansed | 17 | 46 | 25 | 39 | 127 |
| „ „ cleansed of soil | 6 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 56 |
| „ traps, new ones furnished | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| „ „ repaired | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| „ „ connection with drains made good | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| „ raisers, new ones furnished | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| „ ,, repaired | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| ,, seats, new ones furnished | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| „ „ repaired | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| „ floors, new ones furnished | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| „ „ repaired | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| „ doors, „ | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| „ soil pipes, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| „ „ repaired | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Carried forward | 675 | 1397 | 1118 | 1134 | 4324 |
I
JAMES H. MORGAN,
/
Sanitary Inspector.
February 28th, 1874,