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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ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TABLE OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK—(Continued.)
NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. * | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 62 | 171 | 187 | 158 | 578 |
Drains, reconstructed with 9 inch pipes | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
„ „ 6 „ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
„ „ 4 „ | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
„ unstopped and cleansed | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
„ „ and repaired | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 |
„ repaired | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
„ old brick abolished | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
„ syphons furnished to | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
„ dip traps „ | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 |
„ „ repaired | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
„ „ abolished | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ traps furnished to | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
„ „ abolished | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ deodorised Drainage matter stopped from entering premises | 4 | 1 1 | 15 2 | 5 .. | 25 3 |
„ removed | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
„ deodorised | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Dust bins cleansed | 93 | 80 | 54 | 39 | 266 |
„ new ones furnished | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 |
„ tops and covers furnished to | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 |
„ repaired | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14' |
„ deodorised | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Dwellings, dirty ones, cleared of occupants | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Fish refuse removed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Foul matter removed | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
„ „ deodorised .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | |
„ effluvia stopped | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 |
Furniture, articles of, disinfected and washed, in lots of | .. | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
Gas, nuisance from, stopped | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Gullies, private, new ones furnished | l | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
„ repaired | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
,, cleansed | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 9 |
Houses whitewashed and painted throughout . | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
„ ,, cleansed ,, »« | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
„ furnished with a full supply of water | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Kitchens, front, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
„ back ,, ,, | 1 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 58 |
„ front, paint work of, washed .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Carried forward ,. | 198 | 345 | 334 | 279 | 1156 |