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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TABLE IV.—SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1889.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter, | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter, | Fourth' Quarter. | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Nuisances abated | 504 | 560 | 1507 | 1321 | 3892 |
| „ Complaints received | 89 | 97 | 69 | 74 | 329 |
| „ Notices served | 85 | 201 | 89 | 71 | 446 |
| „ Small Pox, cases visited | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Scarlet Fever „ | 1 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 58 |
| „ Typhoid „ „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| „ Diphtheria „ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| „ Erysipelas „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| „ Continued „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| „ Cholera „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Typhus „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Enteric „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| „ Relapsing „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Puerperal „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| „ Membranous Croup, cases visited | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| „ Measles „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Articles Disinfected | 258 | 174 | 706 | 1713 | 2851 |
| „ Rooms „ | 8 | 10 | 26 | 70 | 114 |
| „ Articles obtained for Analysis | 15 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 59 |
| „ Bodies received into Mortuary | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 30 |