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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Omnibus Yard, Elizabeth Street South. An accumulation
of dung, which has been removed.
Ellis's Slaughter House, corner of Newland Street. Stale
meat has been removed.
Moreton Mews, Nos. 1, 3, 5, and 7, behind Moreton
Terrace. The refuse has been removed, and a new pipe
drain laid down throughout this place, which has been
partly paved.
Windsor Terrace, Vauxliall Bridge Road, No. 4.
"Water has been supplied to the closets, and the pipe and
traps repaired.
Moreton Terrace Mews, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. This
spot has been partly paved, and an arrangement made for
the removal of the dung three times a-week.
St. George's Bow, No. 12. Obstructed drains, no
water to closet, no trap to the drain in the yard, the roof
is out of repair, and the whole of the house is dirty,
excepting the back rooms on the second and ground floors.
A notice was served on October 17th, and the work is
finished.
Upper Belgrave Terrace, Nos. 2 and 3. Both houses
have been jointly drained.
Flask Lane, Pimlico, Nos. 1 to 6. The kitchens are
unfit to be used as separate dwellings. At No. 1 the dust
was removed; at No. 6 the parlour and kitchen were
cleansed. Deferred until the District Surveyor had sent
in his report to the Vestry.
The New Dock near Effingham Street, Thames Bank. A
large quantity of offensive mud, which has been removed.
Grosvenor Canal. The water foul, owing to an accumulation
of mud. A letter was written by the Medical
Officer of Health to the Marquis of Westminster, who
caused the mud to be removed.