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St James's 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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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 | 13 | 7 |
| 75 | 13 | 7 | |
| Fines recovered | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Net cost to the Parish | £73 | 13 | 7 |
Including professional charges, the total cost of the work
Will amount to about £3,500.
It is hoped that the Conveniences will be completed and
opened to the public by Midsummer Day.
SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.
Summonses have been taken out for the following offences :—
| Adulteration | 4 |
| Unsanitary condition of premises | 8 |
| Erecting hoard without licence | 1 |
| Non-compliance with notice to alter projections | 1 |
| Causing obstruction, depositing building material in street, &c | 27 |
| Non-payment of cost of reinstating pavement, &c. | 1 |
| Total | 42 |
The adoption of the trough system in the Broad Street
Urinal having proved highly satisfactory, the same system
has been applied to the Urinals throughout the Parish, with
considerable advantage as regards the cost of flushing. The
cost of applying the trough system was £93 18s., and the
economy in the use of water is so great, that the cost of the
alteration will be saved in little more than a year's consumption
of water.
The Urinal in Cork Mews has been reconstructed, in order
to afford greater privacy, at a cost of £17 10s., and it is
intended to replace the old Urinal in Mason's Yard, which
was removed for the erection of the Electric Lighting Station,
with one of more modern construction. The cost of the latter
will be partially borne by the Electric Lighting Company.