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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Clifford's Row, Nos. 3, 4 and 5. No water to the
closets, in consequence of a portion of pipe having been
stolen.
Ranelagh Mews, No. 9. A large quantity of cow
dung, which has been removed.
Westbourne Street, No. 77. Defective drainage throughout.
The old drain has been broken up, and a new
6-inch pipe drain laid down and the inlets trapped.
Smith's Cow-yard, Whitaker Street, Pimlico. Walls dirty.
Burton Street, Eaton Square, No. 12. A complaint of a
cow-shed and piggery behind these premises, preventing
the owner of No. 13 from letting her house. The cowshed
contained three cows, and was clean, but no pigs
could be found. The complainant will refer the case
to her solicitor, the shed having been erected without her
consent.
Berwick Street, Pimlico. An offensive gully near here,
which has been trapped.
Iron Works, Eccleston Street East. No water-closet accommodation
for between 50 and 60 workmen. Remedied.
Lupus Street, Pimlico, Patent Firewood Manufactory.
Three new water-closets have been erected.
Upper Ebury Street, No. 56. A large quantity of
dust and decomposed vegetable matter, no ash-pit, and
closet dirty. Remedied.
Avery Farm Row, Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13.
The kitchens are unfit for separate dwellings. Deferred
for the District Surveyor's report.
Moreton Terrace, Pimlico, Nos. 6 and 8. A new
water-closet has been erected at each house.
Stable-yard, Ranelagh Cottages, Commercial Road South.
A large accumulation of dung has been removed.
Ranelagh Cottages. The road is very damp after