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—(
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Yew. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 090 | 1244 | 1170 | 1041 | 4145 |
| Water closets light and ventilation improved | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| „ new ones furnished | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| ” old ones abolished | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| ” repaired generally | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| ” cleansed ” | 85 | 56 | 83 | 55 | 279 |
| „ deodorised ” | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 25 |
| Water Stopped from entering premises | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Wearing apparel disinfected with Eraser's chamber, lots of | 4 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 50 |
| „ „ sulphur „ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| ” „ fluids „ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 43 |
| „ washed „ | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| „ destroyed ,, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Windows, top sashes made to open | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ cleansed | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Workshops, walls and ceilings of, whitewashed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ unfit, discontinued for use | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Yards, walls of, lime whited | 3 | 07 | 43 | 5 | 148 |
| „ paving of, repaired | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| ” ” cleansed | 89 | 39 | 82 | 57 | 267 |
| ” ” deodorised | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| BAKEHOUSES. | |||||
| Walls and ceilings of, lime whited | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 |
| „ „ store rooms, lime whited | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 |
| „ basement stairs „ | .. | .. | .. | 0 | 0 |
| ” ” ” passages ” | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Walls of yards, lime whited | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ water closets, lime whited | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
| „ front areas „ | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Water closets, seats of, repaired | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Traps furnished to drains | .. | .. | .. | 1 | I |
| STABLES. | |||||
| Walls and ceilings of dwellings over, whitewashed | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ „ main stairs | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „ coach houses | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „ water closets .. .. | .. | .. | I | .. | 1 |
| Total | 913 | 1453 | '1434 | 1292 | 5092 |
April, 13th 1877.
JAMES H. MORGAN,
Sanitary Inspector.