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St James's 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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75
CAB RANKS.
The following is a list of the Cab ranks in the Parish.
authorised by the Commisioner of Police :—
No. of places.
Broad Street 12
Haymarket (two Standings) 32
Piocadilly, by the Albany 11
Regent Street, opposite Vigo Street 3
St. James's Square 14
St. James's Street 30
Shaftesbury Avenue 25
Waterloo Place 3
The only rank which has a Cabmen's Shelter is that in
St. James's Square. The shelter was provided and is maintained
at private expense.
PILLAR LETTER BOXES.
With the assent of the Vestry, pillar letter boxes have been
erected by the Postmaster- General in the under-mentioned
thoroughfares:—
Western district
Albany.
Beak Street.
Brewer Street.
Burlington gardens.
Coventry Street.
Golden Square.
great Marlborough Street.
New Burlington Street.
Piccadilly, by the egyptian hall.
Regent Street, by Piccadilly circus.
Regent Street, Quadrant.
Sackville Street.
The cost incurred by the Vestry for the year, in respect of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, is as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allowance to Analyst | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Purchase of Samples, &c. . | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 75 | 10 | 10 | |
| Fines recovered | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Net cost to the Parish | £71 | 10 | 10 |
Summonses have been taken out for the following
offences:—
| Adulteration | 4 |
| Unsanitary condition of premises | 9 |
| Placing refuse in street | 5 |
| Obstruction | 1 |
| Neglecting to light hoard | 1 |
| Non-payment of cost of reinstating pavement, &c. | 1 |
| Defective paving | 2 |
| Intimidating servants of the Vestry | 4 |
| Total | 27 |