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St James's 1888
[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.
TABLE III.—ABSTRACT OF WORKS DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1888.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | For th whole year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 805 | 666 | 708 | 323 | 2502 |
| Roofs repaired | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Shops whitened and cleansed | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Service Pipes, new ones furnished | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ,, repaired | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Sink Stones, traps furnished to | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| ,, waste pipes disconnected from | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 |
| „ new pipes and traps furnished | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Staircases limewashed and cleansed | 6 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 69 |
| „ steps of cleansed | ... | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| ,, ,, repaired | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Stables paving relaid | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Urinals (Private) limewashed | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ,, „ cleansed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ,, ,, furnished with water supply | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Vaults, limewhited | 4 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 42 |
| Water-closets limewhited | 20 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 69 |
| ,, furnished with water supply | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 | 12 |
| ,, ,, with new apparatus | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| ,, apparatus repaired | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| ,, new pans furnished to | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 |
| ,, seats, raisers, &c., furnished to | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| ,, repaired generally | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ,, abolished | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| ,, soil pipes, new furnished to | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| „ ,, ventilated | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| ,, new constructed | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 7 |
| ,, light and ventilation improved in | 6 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 89 |
| ,, cleansed generally | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, soil pipes unstopped and repaired | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| ,, traps furnished to | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 44 |
| Yards, limewhited | 25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 44 |
| ,, paving of, cleansed | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| ,, ,, repaired | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, new traps to gullies in | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Water stopped from running as a nuisance | 446 | 257 | 162 | 50 | 915 |
| Wearing apparel disinfected | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Wash-houses limewhited and cleansed. &c. | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Workshops, limewhited and cleansed | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Total | 1366 | 1033 | 1049 | 570 | 4018 |
WILLIAM HILL WATSON, Chief Inspector of Nuisances.