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 IV.—SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK— (
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 762 | 1051 | 733 | 535 | 3081 |
| Sink stone pipes, disconnected from drains | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ traps furnished to | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | 3 |
| ,, ,, abolished | 1 | . . | . . | .. | 1 |
| Stairs, main walls and ceilings whitewashed | 44 | 53 | 15 | 114 | |
| ,, paint work of, washed | 18 | 21 | 2 | 43 | |
| „ steps of, repaired | .. | 2 | 2 | . . | 4 |
| „ „ washed | 97 | 83 | 87 | 349 | |
| „ basement walls and ceilings whitewashed | 5 | 35 | 62 | 10 | 112 |
| „ „ paint work of, washed | 2 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 37 |
| „ ,, steps of, washed | 3 | . . | . . | . . | 3 |
| Urinals, private, new ones furnished | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 |
| „ ,, cleansed | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Vaults, walls of, lime whited | 3 | 3 | 4 | . . | 10 |
| Washhouses, walls and ceilings limewhited | . . | 5 | 15 | . . | 20 |
| Water-closets, walls of, lime whited | 5 | 90 | 77 | 18 | 190 |
| ,, furnished with a full supply of water | 6 | 12 | 26 | 22 | 66 |
| „ water apparatus furnished to | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| ,, „ repaired | 3 | 22 | 16 | 41 | |
| „ pans, new ones furnished | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| „ „ cleansed of soil | 14 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 66 |
| „ „ foul ones cleansed | 12 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 56 |
| „ traps, new ones furnished | 1 | . . | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| „ „ properly connected with drains | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| „ receivers, new ones furnished | 2 | . . | 2 | ||
| ,, containers „ | . . | . . | 2 | . . | 2 |
| „ seats, new ones furnished | 2 | . . | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| „ „ repaired | 1 | 2 | 2 | . . | 5 |
| „ raisers, new ones furnished | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | 3 |
| ,, „ repaired | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 |
| „ floors, new ones furnished | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ „ repaired | 3 | 3 | . . | 1 | 7 |
| „ doors, new ones furnished | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ repaired | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, roofs ,, | . . | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| „ soil pipes repaired | . . | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ,, „ traps furnished to | .. | . . | 1 | . . | 1 |
| „ supply pipes repaired | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| „ ventilated | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Carried forward | 936 | 1410 | 1188 | 753 | 4287 |