London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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more cases, we think that the house deserves inspection.
This rule was well exemplified by a house in South Street.
The cases of fever were, for the most part, very mild,
and distributed equally amongst the houses in the least
healthy districts.
Here we present the usual table showing the amount of public patients contributed by the places referred to.
| Population. | Cases of illness attended by Charity. | Deaths of children. | Deaths of adults. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | |||
| Grosvenor Market | ||||
| Grosvenor Mews | ||||
| Hart Street | 1 | 1 | ||
| Queen Street | ||||
| 1 | 1 |
The Curzon Schools, and the Roman Catholic School
in Davies Mews, were visited and examined by Mr. Jay,
the District Vaccinator, and many of the elder children
in each re-vaccinated, and a few of the younger ones
vaccinated for the first time. The periodic inspection of
schools secures the vaccination of the native children,
especially in combination with careful examination of the