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Hanover Square 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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closet stopped, and smell offensive. The drain has been properly
cleansed.
No. 32, St. George's Place, Knightsbridge.—Leakage from
the closet in back yard into the complainant's kitchen, smell
offensive. A new 9-inch pipe drain has been connected with
the sewer in front, the old drain has been filled up, and the
nuisance abated satisfactorily.
The " Youthful Queen " Beer Shop, Princess Row, Victoria
Street.—Common privy, cesspool, no cover to ash-pit, gully
untrapped. Work in progress.
No. 3, Motcomb Street.—Bad smell and leakage of water
into the bakehouse from No. 4. The steps and wall have been
cemented, and nuisance abated.
Upper Denbigh Mews, Denbigh Street, Pimlico. Disgusting
state of the stables; the refuse is allowed to remain until
it becomes offensive. Dung removed satisfactorily until June 4,
1858. The occupier not having kept his promise, a notice
was served, June 10, 1858. This place is frequently visited.
No. 5, Bridge Row, Pimlico.—Drainage of the house in a
very defective state, and the nuisance arising from the closets is
injurious to health; the floor of the shop was taken up, and
several rat holes were found communicating with a drain, which
has been cleansed and repaired.
Eaton Lane South. — Dust and dung-pits very offensive.
They were cleansed, and the question of a nuisance connected
with them was referred to a Committee.
No. 13, Eccleston Place.—Dung-pit very offensive, from the
dung being in a decomposed state, and mixed with vegetable