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St James's 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.TABLE OP SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK—( Continued.)

ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

TABLE OP SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK—( Continued.)

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole Year.
Brought forward4236696091632274
Rubbish, foul, removed6103625
Sheds, lime-whited..1....1
Shops, walls and ceilings lime-whited11114
,, ventilation of, improved....1..1
,, floors of, washed....3..3
,» ,, deodorised....1..1
Sink stone, pipes of, furnished to....1..1
„ disconnected from drains......11
„ traps furnished to1......1
„ water pipes furnished to....2..2
,, unstopped and cleansed....1..1
„ cleansed1....12
Stairs, main, walls and ceilings whitewashed14116361
,, „ paint work of, washed..84214
„ „ steps of „37413833149
„ basement, walls and ceilings, whitewashed47318398
„ ,, paint work of, washed..111113
„ „ steps ,,4......4
Urinals, lime-whited..1....1
„ cleansed..1....1
Vaults, lime-whited......44
Washhouses, walls and ceilings, lime-whited....325
,, floors of, cleansed......11
Water closets, walls of, lime whited4107305146
,, furnished with a full supply of water51529150
„ water apparatus furnished to126..9
,, „ repaired41123240
,, pans, new ones furnished322..7
„ ,, cleansed of soil2118302493
,, „ foul ones cleansed733215
„ receivers, new ones, furnished..1....1
„ traps „123..6
„ ,, properly connected with drains....1..1
,, seats, new ones furnished2..2..4
,, „ repaired..1113
„ raisers, new ones furnished212..5
,, ,, repaired..1315
Carried forward52810439255573053