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 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 118 | 218 | 225 | 176 | 737 |
| Drains, unstopped and cleansed | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| „ „ „ and repaired | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 11 |
| „ repaired | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| „ syphons furnished to | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ traps „ | 1 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 62 |
| „ dip traps cleansed and repaired | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| „ old brick, abolished | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ deodorised | 19 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 86 |
| Drainage matter removed | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| „ stopped from entering premises | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ deodorised | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dust bins cleansed | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| „ new ones furnished | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| „ repaired | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| „ doors furnished to | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ deodorised | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Dwellings, dirty and overcrowded cleared of occupants . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ „ ones | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Foul matter removed | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| „ „ deodorised | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| „ effluvia stopped | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Furniture disinfected and washed, in lots of | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Gullies, private, new ones furnished | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| „ „ repaired | 1 | 6 | 5 | .. | 12 |
| „ „ unstopped and cleansed | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| „ „ deodorised | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Houses whitewashed and painted throughout | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | 11 |
| „ „ cleansed „ | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ furnished with a full supply of water | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Kitchens, front, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 1 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| back „ „ | 1 | 33 | 56 | 4 | 94 |
| „ front, paint work of, washed | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| „ „ floors „ | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 7 |
| „ back „ „ | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ front, dirty and unfit for occupation, cleared of occupants | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Carried forward | 208 | 362 | 417 | 275 | 1262 |