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St James's 1878
[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 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 503 | 735 | 180 | 504 | 2372 |
| Rooms, floors, paint work of, washed | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| „ dirty and overcrowded, cleared of occupants | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Rubbish, foul, removed | .. | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| Service pipes repaired | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Sheds, walls of, lime whited | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Shops, walls and ceilings whitewashed | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 8 |
| „ floors of, washed | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Sink stones, new ones furnished | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
| ” pipes ” | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| „ „ unstopped and cleansed | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| „ „ connected with drains | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „ traps furnished to | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Skylights repaired | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Smoke, nuisance from, abated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stairs, main, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 1 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 85 |
| „ paint work of, washed | .. | 29 | 5 | .. | 34 |
| „ steps of, repaired | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 |
| ” ,, washed | 90 | 89 | 36 | 31 | 246 |
| „ basement, walls and ceilings, whitewashed | 4 | 85 | 31 | 5 | 125 |
| „ „ paint work of, washed | .. | 12 | 5 | .. | 17 |
| ” ,, steps of ,, | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 |
| ” ” ” deodorised | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
| Supply pipes, new ones furnished | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Urinals, private ones, cleansed | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 9 |
| ,, dip traps furnished to | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Vaults, walls of, lime whited | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Washhouses, walls and ceilings, whitewashed | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Water closets, walls of, lime whited | 21 | 103 | 49 | 13 | 186 |
| „ furnished with a full supply of water | 9 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 61 |
| „ water apparatus furnished to | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| „ „ repaired | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 44 |
| ,, pans, new ones furnished to | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| „ „ cleansed of soil | l4 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 87 |
| „ ,, foul ones cleansed | 2 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| „ traps, new ones furnished | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| „ „ properly connected with drains | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| „ „ repaired | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ seats, new ones furnished | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Carried forward | 753 | 1208 | 757 | 739 | 3457 |