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St James's 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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No. of Places.
Broad Street 12
Great Marlborough Street 15
Haymarket 32
Piccadilly, by the Albany 11
Regent Street, opposite Vigo Street 3
St. James's Square 20
St. James's Street 30
Shaftesbury Avenue 25
Waterloo Place 3
The only rank which has a Cabmen's Shelter is that in
St. James's Square. The shelter was provided and is
maintained at private expense.
AMBULANCE STATIONS.
With the assent of the Vestry a street ambulance station
available in case of accident, &c., has been established by
the Hospitals Association at the cab rank in St. James's
Square.
Notices have also been appended to certain street lamps
indicating the nearest ambulance station in the Parish or
adjacent thereto.
PILLAR LETTER BOXES.
With the assent of the Vestry, pillar letter boxes have
been erected by the Postmaster-General in the undermentioned
thoroughfares:—
Western District.
Albany.
Beak Street.
Burlington Gardens.
Coventry Street.
Golden Square.
The following is a list of public urinals (in addition to the Piccadilly conveniences above referred to) erected and maintained by the Vestry:—
| Situation. | No. of Compartments. | Situation. | No. of Compartments. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridle Lane | 3 | King's Arms Yard | 3 |
| Broad Street | 9 | Mason's Yard | 3 |
| Coach and Horses Yard | 4 | Ramilies Street | 4 |
| Cork Street Mews | 3 | Vine Street | 7 |
| Ham Yard | 3 | Wells Street | 5 |