Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Gas Mains 55
Hydraulic Mains 55
Piccadilly Improvement 56
Local Improvements 57
Refuges 59
Construction of Vaults 59
Sanitary 60
Water Supply to Furnished and Tenement Houses 63
Conveyance of Offensive Substances through the Streets 64
Smoke Nuisance 65
Cowsheds, Dairies, and Slaughter-houses 66
Compulsory Notification of Infectious Diseases 66
Removal of the Infectious Sick to Hospitals 67
Uncertified Deaths 68
Registered Houses 70
St. James's Dwellings 70
Inspection of Bakehouses 72
Sale of Food, &c., Acts 74
Sale of Substitutes for Butter 75
Summary Proceedings 75
Disorderly Houses 76
Disorderly Characters in Streets 81
Marlborough Street Police Court 81
Drinking Fountain . . 83
Urinals 83
Cab Ranks 84
Cab Radius 85
Pillar Letter Boxes 85
Fixed Points for Police Constables 86
Fire Brigade 86
Music and Dancing Licences 87
Bills in Parliament 87