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Hanover Square 1860

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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The following premises, or some part of them, have been
complained of for various degrees of dirt and dilapidation,
dangerous to the health of the inmates, and have been, more
or less, cleansed and repaired.
Hart Street, No 10.
Hart Street, No. 7. A house inhabited by a respectable
tradesman, who was obliged to appeal to the Local Authority,
on account of neglected drainage, a leaky roof, and walls
thoroughly dirty. Legal proceedings were just about to
begin, when the owner thought fit, after long delay, to execute
the necessary repairs.
Little Grosvenor Street, No. 17.
Grosvenor Mews, No. 30a.
Avery Row, No. 4. Dogs kept in the second floor.
George Street, Glrosvenor Square, Nos. 7, 8, and 22.
Carrington Street, No. 3.
Streets Buildings, Nos. 1 and 2.
Slaughter House in St. George's Market.
Marine Store Dealers at No. 13, Lancashire Court, and
No. 9, Little Grosvenor Street.
Leakages of various sorts have been attended to by the
Inspector, at the following places:—
Charles Street, Grosvenor Square, No. 7, leakage into
Wine Cellar from defective drains of No. 8.
North Audley Street, No. 38, leakage into a room in the
yard from defective water apparatus at No. 37.
Mount Street, No. 17, Grosvenor Street, No. 82, and
some Vaults under the Marquis of Westminster's stables in
Reeves Mews.
New Bond Street, No. 129. A dampness of the warehouse,
supposed to proceed from a defective water pipe at
No. 128. Mr. Grant entered the latter premises, opened the
ground and examined the pipes, but could discover no defect.