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St James's 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER,
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TABLE OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—(
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 622 | 1080 | 1174 | 803 | 3679 |
| Water Closets furnished with a full supply of water | 23 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 50 |
| ,, pans, new ones, furnished to | 9 | 4 | 2 | .. | 15 |
| ,, ,, cleansed of soil | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| ,, ,, foul ones cleansed | 13 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 91 |
| ,, ,, connections with traps made good | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, traps, new ones furnished | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| ,, ,, repaired | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, ,, connections with drain made good | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| ,, seats, new ones furnished | .. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| ,, ,, repaired | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, raisers, new ones furnished | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| ,, ,, repaired | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| ,, floors, new ones furnished | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| ,, ,, repaired | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, doors, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
| ,, ,, repaired | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, roofs repaired | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| ,, soil pipes, new ones furnished | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| ,, ,, repaired | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| ,, ,, unstopped and cleansed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| ,, ,, ventilated | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| ,, ,, traps furnished to | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 7 |
| ,, ,, connection with drains made good | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| ,, supply pipes repaired | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ,, ventilated and lighted with gas | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| ,, ventilation of, improved | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| ,, new ones furnished | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| „ dangerous made safe | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| ,, old abolished | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| „ cesspits „ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ repaired generally | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 7 |
| ,, cleansed „ | 21 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 67 |
| „ deodorised | 14 | 10 | 210 | 82 | 316 |
| Wearing apparel disinfected, with Eraser's stove, lots of | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 33 |
| ,, ,, sulphur ,, | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| ,, ,, fluids „ | .. | .. | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| Windows, top sashes, made to move up and down | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Workshops, walls and ceilings of, lime whited | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Yards, walls of, lime whited | 2 | 90 | 31 | 2 | 125 |
| ,, paving of, repaired | 5 | 7 | 3 | .. | 15 |
| ,, ,, relaid | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, ,, cleansed | 22 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 69 |
| ,, ,, deodorised | .. | 10 | 176 | 84 | 270 |
| Carried forward | 783 | 1339 | 1762 | 1063 | 4947 |