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St James's 1891
[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.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TABLE III.—ABSTRACT OF WORKS DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR, 1891.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 286 | 627 | 396 | 564 | 1873 |
| Roofs repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Shops whitewashed and cleansed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service pipes, new ones furnished | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sink stones, traps furnished to | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ waste pipes disconnected from drain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| „ „ new pipes and traps furnished to | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ unstopped and cleansed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Staircases whitewashed and cleansed | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| „ steps of, cleansed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| „ „ repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stables, cleansed and whitewashed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| „ paving of, cleansed and repaired | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Urinals (private) whitewashed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ cleansed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ „ furnished with water supply | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaults, whitewashed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water-closets, cleansed generally | 8 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 37 |
| „ furnished with water | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| „ „ with new apparatus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| „ apparatus repaired | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| „ new pans furnished to | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ seat raisers, furnished to | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| „ repaired generally | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| „ abolished | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ soil pipes new, furnished to | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ ventilated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| „ re-constructed | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| „ new erected | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ light and ventilation improved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ soil pipes unstopped and repaired | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| „ traps furnished to | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | l |
| „Yards, whitewashed | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| „ paving of, cleansed | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| „ „ repaired | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| „ new traps to drain | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Water stopped from running as a nuisance | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wearing apparel disinfected. | 77 | 265 | 120 | 323 | 785 |
| Wash-houses whitewashed and cleansed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Workshops, „ „ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total. | 400 | 916 | 599 | 917 | 2832 |
WILLIAM HILL WATSON, Chief Sanitary Inspector.