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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 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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SUMMARY OF WORK BY SANITARY INSPECTOR DURING THE YEAR 1881.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Nuisances removed | 620 | 1430 | 1218 | 1276 | 4086 |
| „ complaints made | 25 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 121 |
| „ noticeB served | 48 | 71 | 05 | 72 | 256 |
| „ „ attended to | 35 | 43 | 04 | 73 | 215 |
| „ small pox cases visited | 8 | 28 | 16 | 8 | |
| „ scarlet fever cases visited | n | 16 | 14 | 44 | |
| „ typhoid fever cases visited | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| „ diphtheria cases visited | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 |
| ,, beds and bcdclothing disinfected | 218 | 430 | 235 | 163 | 1016 |
| „ furniture „ | 22 | 20 | .. | .. | 42 |
| 327 | 475 | 471 | 214 | 1187 | |
| „ wearing apparel „ | 384 | 759 | 615 | 153 | 1911 |
| „ articles obtained for analysis | 11 | .. | 24 | 36 | 71 |
| Number of corpscs received into mortuary | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 52 |