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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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suggested in order to separate the water-closets from the
drinking water, have been carried out by the Company.
The Slaughter-houses and Cowsheds are regularly inspected
and kept in a satisfactory condition: no license was
opposed either by the Parish or by the Metropolitan Board
of Works; I, however, recommended that the license for
the cowshed in Paradise Row be withheld until certain alterations
were made; the license was not applied for, and the
shed has since been turned into a stable.
Table VII.
| Grand Junction Company's Water. | month. | Parts per 100,000. | Parts per 100 Millions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolid Solid Residue. | Chlorine | Common Salt. | Saline Ammonia. | Organic Ammonia. | |||
| April 1880 | 30 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 11.6 | ||
| May „ | 33 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 8.4 | ||
| June „ | 29 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 7.8 | ||
| July „ | 21 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 10.0 | ||
| August „ | 38 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.6 | ||
| September „ | 34 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 13.4 | ||
| October „ | 35 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 14.4 | ||
| November „ | 35 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 18.0 | ||
| December „ | 35 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 14.8 | ||
| January 1881 | 35 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 7.2 | ||
| February „ | 35 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 12.8 | ||
| March „ | 31 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 11.0 | ||
| Average | 32.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 11.4 | ||
| Chelsea Company's Water. | April 1880 | 30 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 12.4 | |
| May „ | 25 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 | ||
| June „ | 42 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 7.2 | ||
| July » | 29 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 14.4 | ||
| August „ | 31 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 15.6 | ||
| September „ | 34 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 6.0 | ||
| October „ | 35 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 15.8 | ||
| November „ | 38 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 13.0 | ||
| December „ | 37 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 13.0 | ||
| January 1881 | 36 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 9.6 | ||
| February „ | 34 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 14.8 | ||
| March „ | 28 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 9.6 | ||
| Average | 33.25 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 11.4 | ||