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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hanover Square 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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1860—Mar. 28. Benjamin F., æt 15, 4, Robert Street,
unvaccinated. Sent to the Smallpox
Hospital.
Here follows the usual table of the number of sick cases contributed by the worst parts of the Hanover and Mayfair Districts:—
| Population. | Cases of illness attended Gratuitously. | Deaths of children. | Deaths of adults. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 2 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | 0 |
In the Belgrave Sub-District 6,288 persons were
treated by the Parochial Surgeons, at St. George's Hospital,
the Royal Pimlico Dispensary, and the St. Paul's
and St. Barnabas Dispensary, and at the Workhouse,
Little Chelsea.
Of these 3,416 were patients at St. George's Hospital,
leaving a remainder of 2,872.
We find that the total included 17 of small pox, 21