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St James's 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TABLE III.—SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK
DURING THE YEAR 1883.
| NUISANCES REMOVED FOR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals, nuisance from, abated | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Areas, front, limewhited | 5 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 62 |
| „ back, „ | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 56 |
| „ front, paving of, cleansed | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| ,, j, ,, repaired | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| ,, back, ,, ,, | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Basements, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Beds disinfected in Fraser's chamber | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 75 |
| „ „ with sulphur | 1 | 2 | • •• | 1 | 4 |
| Bedclothes disinfected in Fraser's chamber | 40 | 37 | 125 | 148 | 350 |
| Butts or cisterns cleansed | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| „ new ones furnished | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| „ covers furnished to | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| ,, apparatus repaired | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| „ furnished with waste pipe | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Courts limewhited | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Dilapidations, interior, made good | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Drains of 9-inch pipes, new | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, 6 ,, | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ unstopped, cleansed, and repaired | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| „ traps furnished to | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| Drainage matter removed | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Dustbins cleansed | 84 | 50 | 34 | 40 | 208 |
| „ new ones furnished | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| „ repaired with doors and coverings | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Foul matter deodorised and removed | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Gullies, private ones, cleansed | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| ,, ,, ,| repaired | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gutters cleansed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| „ repaired | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Houses furnished with a water supply | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| „ cleansed and painted throughout | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Kitchens, front walls, and ceilings whitewashed | 13 | 12 | 8 | 39 | |
| ,, back ,, ,1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| „ occupied contrary to law, cleared | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Lead flats cleansed and repaired | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Lumber removed | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Mattresses disinfected in Fraser's chamber | 12 | 4 | 24 | 65 | 105 |
EDWIN BROOKS,
Sanitary Inspector.
Vestry Hall, Piccadilly.