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 Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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APPENDIX. No. L
WATER.
The Water supplied by the Chelsea Company, and taken from the main at No. 1, Chester Terrace, Chester Square:—
1865. | Total Impurity in grains per gallon. | Organic, &c. |
---|---|---|
January | 23.0 grs. | 2.80 |
February | 23.7 | 2.72 |
March | 20.3 | 2.03 |
APPENDIX. No. H.
The following table refers to cases dealt with by the Nuisances Removal Committee, during the quarter ending April 1st, 1865.
Houses reported by Medical Officers of Health in consequence of illness or nuisance | 51 | ||
Viz. for scarlet fever | 23 | ||
diphtheri | 6 | ||
typhus fever | 10 | ||
measles | 1 | ||
small-pox | In-wards 6 | 11 | |
Out-wards 5 | |||
Houses and other premises reported by Inspector | 43 | ||
Ditto by inhabitants | 45 | ||
Total | 149 |