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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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GENERAL WORKS—
| Situation. | Description of Work, | Amount Expended. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Brought forward . | 648 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| GULLY PITS BUILT. | |||||||
| Pall Mall . | Gully Pit Constructed | 8 | 12 | 9 | |||
| Do. | Ditto ditto | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Crown Court, Pall Mall | Ditto ditto | 10 | 13 | 10 | |||
| Jermyn Street | Ditto ditto and Repairs to Drain | 23 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Marshall Street . | 2 ditto ditto (see following item) | 51 | 13 | 4 | |||
| SEWER VENTILATORS BUILT. | |||||||
| Heddon Street . | Ventilator Constructed, and access to Sewer obtained—cost included in previous item | ||||||
| Little Argyll Street | Ditto ditto ditto | ||||||
| Marshall Street . | New Sewer Ventilator Constructed, on improved principle, including two new Gully Pits and Drains | .. | 68 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6, Ormond Yard | PRIVATE HOUSE DRAINS CONNECTED WITH SEWERS, The cost of which is borne by the owners. | ||||||
| Great Marlboro' St. | |||||||
| Carlton Mews | |||||||
| 22, Pall Mall | |||||||
| Glasshouse Street | |||||||
| 25, St. James's Place | |||||||
| 52, Piccadilly | |||||||
| Hopkins Street | |||||||
| 36, Jermyn Street | |||||||
| 45, Carnaby Street | |||||||
| St. Alban's Place | |||||||
| URINALS. | |||||||
| Wells Street | Repairing Lamp in Urinal . | 0 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Vine Street | Ditto ditto | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Blenheim Street | Ditto ditto | 0 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Broad Street | Ditto ditto | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| Approximate cost of Water for twelve months for four Urinals having a constant supply | .. | 60 | 0 | 0 | |||
| STAND PIPES AND HOSE. Repairs to Stand Pipes and Hose . | .. | 13 | 1 | 6 | |||
| NAMES TO STREETS. Purchase of Letters and affixing Names to Streets when required | .. | 11 | 7 | 9 | |||
| LAMPS. | |||||||
| Queen's Head Court | Repairs to Parish Lamp . | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||
| St. James's St. Refuge | Ditto ditto | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Piccadilly Circus | Ditto ditto, including Pit built to contain Meter | 10 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Total | . | . | 866 | 6 | 8 | ||