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St James's 1875

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

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ST. JAMES,s, WESTMIN3TER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table: TABLE OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—(Continued.)

TABLE OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,—(Continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year.
Brought forward60992874511933475
Passages, basement, floors of, washed1....12
Pillows disinfected with Fraser's stove2964133106332
„ „ sulphur5..161839
„ destroyed..4127
Rain water pipes, new ones furnished4....26
,, „ repaired113510
„ „ connections with drains made good1....23
„ „ disconnected from drains771217
„ „ unstopped and cleansed..1..23
,, „ traps furnished to11..24
Rooms, walls and ceilings of, whitewashed40404322145
„ disinfected with sulphur8224137108
„ „ fluid..13322065
„ paint work of, washed2414271883
„ floors „813....21
„ „ new ones furnished..1....1
„ „ repaired..1....1
„ ventilation of, improved2..4..6
„ overcrowded ones cleared of occupants....1..1
„ ,, number of occupants reduced....1..1
Rubbish, foul, removed637521
„ „ deodorised....2..2
*Sausages unfit for human food destroyed, lots of..1....1
Sculleries, walls and ceilings of, whitewashed7......7
Service pipes repaired212..5
Shops, walls and ceilings of, whitewashed..4217
„ floors of, repaired..1....1
„ „ washed..1....1
Sink stone pipes, new ones furnished to1......1
„ traps „21115
„ unstopped and cleansed11....2
„ disconnected from drains..2....2
Smoke, nuisance from, stopped12....3
Stairs, main, walls and ceilings whitewashed8792511123
„ „ paint work of, washed1212226
„ „ steps of washed11412480134452
„ „ „ repaired..6....6
* 6 lbs. of Pork Sausages.
Carried forward8831357116915864995