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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Nos. 3 and 8; Eccleston-place, No. 34; Princes-row-west,
Nos. 2 and 8; Spring-garden-place, Nos. 2, 10, and 19;
Princes-row. No. 12; St. George'solace, No. 8; Boyd'sgardens,
No. 6; Coleshill-street, Pimlico, No. 24; Queenstreet,
No. 40.
At No. 2, Princes-row west, Dr. Aldis found a dirty
small room, occupied by a man, his wife, and three
children, one of which had been lying dead from scarlet
fever for three days without a coffin, and was buried as
soon as possible. The two other children being very ill
with the same complaint, were taken with the mother
into the fever hospital, but one child was returned dead,
and kept without a coffin for some days. A wake was
held upon the first that died, so that some neighbours had
been visiting the room, and running the risk of infection.
Queen-street, Pimlico, No. 44. Information was given
to the police of the dangerous state of the back wall.
A notice was served on November 29th. The wall has
been repaired, yard and closet cleansed, and water laid on.
Offensive gullies have been remedied opposite to Nos.
62 and 63, Chester-square; at Eliza-place, Elizabeth-streetsouth;
No. 47, Chester-square ; and No. 29, Be/grave-square.
Dung and refuse have been removed from the following
places:—Messrs. Clayton's Yard, Rutland-street,Pimlico;
Mews at rear of Nos. 1 to 6, Churton-place, Churtonstreet,
Pimlico; Mr. Wise's Cow-yard, Elizabeth-street-south;
the rear of Mr. Morgan's, Egg Merchant, Grosvenor-row,
Pimlico; Mr. Bill's Cow-yard, at Denbigh-mews, Denbighstreet;
the rear of No. 73, Warwick-square; O'Connor's Yard,
West-street, Commercial-road, and Kinnerton-street, Wiltonplace
; Queen-street, Pimlico, No. 43; Upper Denbigh-mews,
Denbigh-street, and behind Moreton-terrace, No. 15; in
Moreton-terrace-mews ; and Mr. Green's Cow-yard.