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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.
Particulars of Drains reconstructed, cleansed, &c.,
during the year 1883.
1, Aberdeen Mews. Main drain repaired. January 18th.
17, Blenheim Mews. Main drain unstopped, cleansed, and repaired.
January 31st.
42, Berwick Street. Main and branch drains unstopped, cleansed, and
repaired. January 31st.
42, Berwick Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed. March 27th.
45, Broad Street. Main and branch drains unstopped, cleansed, and
repaired. June 18th.
10, Bentinck Street. Main and branch drain3 unstopped, cleansed, and
repaired. September 25th.
1, Carnaby Street. Main drain unstopped and cleansed. January 6th.
4, Coventry Street. Main and branch drains unstopped and cleansed.
February 1st.
1, Cambridge Street. Main and branch drains unstopped, cleansed, and
repaired. December 27th.
20, Duke Street. Branch drain repaired. March 15th.
2, Lowndes Court. Branch drain unstopped, cleansed, and repaired.
January 18th.
22, Little Windmill Street. Branch drain unstopped, cleansed, and
repaired. July 31st.
10, Marshall Street. Branch drain unstopped, cleansed, and repaired
September 12 th.
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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

TABLE OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK— continued.

NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
Mattresses disinfected with sulphur4.........4
Meat unfit for the food of man, destroyed...11...2
Miscellaneous article disifined in chamber28141129104402
Passages, main walls, and ceilings whitewashed51710638
„ main floors of, washed182310455
,, basement walls, and ceilings whitewashed71216742
paint work of, washed...510318
„ floors of, repaired......314
Pillows disinfected in Fraser717471788
Rain water pipes, new ones, furnished...1113
„ ,, unstopped, cleansed, and repaired341210
„ „ disconneted from drains......112
Rooms, walls, and ceilings whitewash2615311072
„ disinfected, with, sulphur48182353
„ paint work of, cleansed.258...15
„ overcrowded. cleared, of occupants2...114
Rubbish, foul, removed9316836
Service pipes, new ones furnished• • •336
„ repaired1• • •618
Shops, walls, and ceilings cleansed and whitewashed253111
„ paints work of,washed12...14
Sink stones, traps furnished to1...5...6
„ waste pipes disconnected from drains...31...4
„ repaired1.........1
„ trapped, with syphon1...113
Smoke, nuisance from, abated2.........2
Stairs, main walls and ceilings whitewashed41810739
,, „ paint work of, washed169723
„ „ steps of, washed848525
„ reparied1310216
,, basement walls and ceiling whitewashed52512850
„ paint work of, washed...66...12
„ steps of, washed2612828
„ repaired...1214
Urinals, private ones, cleansed1101...12
„ furnished with water supply121...4
„ limewhited142...7
Vaults, limewhited6851029
Wash-houses, limewhited3126324
Water closets, limewhited6314327107
„ furnished with water supply36273119113