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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TABLE OF INSPECTORS' WORK-
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms disinfected with sulphur | 7 | 31 | 40 | 44 | 122 |
| ,, overcrowded, abated | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... | 13 |
| Rubbish, foul, removed | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| Shops whitewashed and cleansed | ... | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Service pipes, new ones furnished | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| ,, repaired | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 |
| Sink stones, traps furnished to | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| ,, waste pipes disconnected from drains | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ,, furnished with new pipes and syphon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Stairs, main, walls and ceilings whitewashed | 20 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 105 |
| ,, steps of washed | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| „ steps of repaired | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Urinals, private ones, cleansed | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| ,, ,, furnished with water supply | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| ,, ,, limewhited | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Vaults, limewhited | 6 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
| Wash-houses, limewhited | ... | 1 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| Water-closets, limewhited | 20 | 41 | 22 | 26 | 109 |
| ,, furnished with a water supply | 15 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 63 |
| ,, ,, with apparatus new | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| ,, apparatus repaired | 12 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 49 |
| ,, pans, new ones furnished | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| ,, pans, unstopped and cleansed | 10 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 50 |
| ,, traps, furnished to | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| ,, seats, new ones furnished to | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| ,. „ repaired | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| ,, raisers, new ones furnished to | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| ,, ,, repaired | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| ,, floors, new ones furuished to | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| ,, ,, repaired | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, repaired generally | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, soil pipes, new ones furnished | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| „ „ repaired | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| ,, ,, ventilated | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, light and ventilation improved in | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Water stopped from running as a nuisance | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Wearing apparel, disinfected | 28 | 245 | 293 | 415 | 981 |
| Yards, wall of, limewhited | 20 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 94 |
| ,, paving of, repaired | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| ,, ,, cleansed | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| Total | 694 | 1682 | 1754 | 1981 | 6911 |