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St James's 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
SUMMARY OF WORK BY SANITARY INSPECTOR DURING THE YEAR 1882.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Nuisances removed | 803 | 2111 | 853 | 876 | |
| „ complaints made | 32 | 38 | 34 | 26 | |
| ,, notices served | 46 | 99 | 74 | 51 | |
| „ „ attended to | 17 | 46 | 51 | 46 | |
| „ small-pox cases visited | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| ,, scarlet fever cases visited | 4 | ... | 1 | 8 | |
| „ typhoid fever cases visited | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| „ diphtheria cases visited | . . . | 5 | 5 | ||
| „ beds disinfected | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |
| „ bedclothing disinfected | 75 | 39 | 23 | 38 | |
| „ furniture disinfected | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| „ miscellaneous articles disinfected | 192 | 57 | 24 | 42 | |
| „ wearing apparel disinfected | 226 | 72 | 38 | 39 | |
| ,, mattresses | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| „ pillows | 36 | 21 | 22 | 19 | |
| „ rooms | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| ,, articles obtained for analysis | 59 | 68 | 15 | ||
| „ corpses received into mortuary | 4 | 9 | 11 | 37 | |
| „ underground rooms reported to district surveyor | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 |
JAMES H. MORGAN, Sanitary Inspector.
Vestry Hall, Piccadilly.