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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Chilly opposite to No. 9, Robert Street, Commercial Road,
Pimlico. Smell offensive; information given to the Clerk of
the Works.
Little Chester Street, Belgrave Square, Nos. 15, 16, and
17. Drains full of offensive matter, and only one outlet for
the three houses. It was recommended that the drains
be cleansed, and pipes laid down, to which the owners
consented. A new closet has been constructed, and pipe
drains laid down.
The Old Chelsea Water Works Public House, Upper
Belgrave Terrace. The cellar is flooded with sewage, in
consequence of a piece of wood in the outlet preventing the
action of the trap. The wood was removed, and the trap put
in working condition.
Upper Belgrave Terrace, Pimlico, No. 1. A most
offensive smell in the corner part of the house, from the
neglected state of the closet in the yard, an untrapped gully,
and the imperfect mode of cementing the joints of the drain
pipes. The staircase is badly ventilated, and requires a
skylight that can open and shut. A notice has been
served. The drains have been taken up and relaid.
Queen Street, Pimlico, No. 46. Bad smell in the basement,
and offensive matter oozing up through the gully from
a cesspool, about 8 feet deep, and 4 feet wide, completely
filled. A notice was served on February 19th; and the
cesspool has been emptied, and filled up, and the kitchen
sink drained into the sewer.
Westbourne Street, No. 54. No water to the closets,
nor trap to the gully in the front area, nor cover to
ash-pit. The owner has promised to do all that might be
requisite.
Queen Street, No. 40. Bad smell from the closet in the