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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| Legal proceedings taken | 0 |
| Cases could not assist | 6 |
| Cases referred to Surveyor | 15 |
| Cases referred to Police | 1 |
| Licensed cow-sheds | 7 |
| Licensed slaughter-houses | 12 |
| Cases removed to Hospitals | 103 |
| Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases, viz.— | |
| Typhoid and low fever | 16 |
| Typhus fever | 0 |
| Scarlet fever | 134 |
| Small-pox | 34 |
| Diphtheria | 3 |
The articles disinfected in the hot-air disinfecting chamber belonging to the Parish were as follows:—
| 151 | Beds | 156 | Bolsters |
| 162 | Mattresses | 215 | Pillows |
| 73 | Palliasses | 92 | Carpets |
| 121 | Quilts | 24 | Hearth-rugs |
| 381 | Blankets | 43 | Curtains |
| 283 | Sheets | 34 | Towels |
| 24 | Dresses | 66 | Cushions |
| 20 | Shawls | 45 | Table Covers |
| 13 | Coats | 42 | Rugs |
| 29 | Waistcoats | 15 | Suits of clothing |
And a large quantity of sundry articles.
In accordance with a resolution passed by the Committee
of Works, I prepared the following instructions for the men
employed in disinfecting, and they were printed by order of
the Committee of Works, together with the "Suggestions by
the Society of Medical Officers of Health for Preventing the
spread of Infectious or Contagious Diseases, such as Scarlet
Fever, Small Pox, Fever, &c."