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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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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | for the whole year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Nuisances removed | 694 | 1682 | 1954 | 1981 | 6911 | |
| ,, complaints | 25 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 88 | |
| „ notices served | 116 | 135 | 127 | 172 | 550 | |
| ,, smallpox cases visited | ... | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |
| ,, scarlet fever ,, | 5 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 80 | |
| „ typhoid „ „ | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| ,, diphtheria „ | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| ,. beds disinfected | 15 | 31 | 40 | 44 | 130 | |
| ,, bedclothing disinfected | 54 | 166 | 262 | 276 | 758 | |
| ,, miscellaneous apparel disinfected | 36 | 318 | 284 | 244 | 882 | |
| ,, wearing apparel ,, | 28 | 245 | 298 | 415 | 981 | |
| „ mattresses ,, | 10 | 68 | 84 | 64 | 226 | |
| ,, pillows ,, | 24 | 87 | 134 | 126 | 371 | |
| ,, rooms ,, | 7 | 31 | 40 | 44 | 122 | |
| ,, articles obtained for analysis | 20 | 16 | ... | 35 | 80 | |
| ,, bodies received into mortuary | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 39 | |
| ,, underground rooms reported to district surveyor | 2 | 5 | ... | 6 | 13 | |
EDWIN BROOKS and Inspectors of Nuisances,
Vestuy Hall, Piccadilly. WILLIAM HILL WATSON,)