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St James's 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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TABLE IV.—SUMMARY OF WORK BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1891.
| NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED. | First Quarter, | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter.'' | Fourth Quarter. | For the whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Complaints received | 123 | 82 | 93 | 74 | 372 |
| „ Notices served | 17 | 112 | 59 | 50 | 238 |
| „ Small Pox, cases visited | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Scarlet Fever „ | 5 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 61 |
| „ Typhoid (Enteric) „ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| „ Diphtheria „ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| „ Erysipelas „ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| „ Continued „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Cholera „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Typhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Scarlatina „ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| „ Relapsing „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Puerperal „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Membranous Croup, cases visited | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| „ Articles Disinfected | 304 | 790 | 323 | 783 | 2180 |
| „ Rooms „ | 12 | 33 | 25 | 34 | 104 |
| „ Articles obtained for Analysis | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 58 |
| „ Bodies received into Mortuary | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
WILLIAM HILL WATSON, Chief Sanitary Inspector.