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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Grosvenor Row, Pimlico, No. 5. Obstructed drains,
caused by the connection having been cut off with that of
No. 4, where new drainage was supplied. A notice was
served on March 31st, and a new closet has been erected,
the drains cleansed, and pipe drains laid down, which have
been joined with the drain at No. 4.
Lupus Street, No. 52. Obstructed drains. A notice
was served on April 2, since when they have been cleansed
and reported.
Erin Place, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Thames Bunk. The drains
are obstructed. The owner of No. 4 wishes to connect the
drainage of his house, with that of the three houses in
question. A closet in this house was not connected with
any drain, and the soil having penetrated the brick wall
has entered the lower kitchen. The cesspools on the premises
are full. No dust pit. A notice was served on April
5. The cesspools have been emptied and filled up. The
premises properly drained by 6 inch pipe drains into the
sewer, and new dust pit erected.
Nos. 1 and 3 drain into No. 2. The drains are made of
brick, and pass through No. 2 into the sewer in front.
The closets are without traps, and No. 3 has no water
supply. The trap of the gully in the back area of No. 3,
is without a bell, and there are no dust pits. The drains
have been cleansed.
Chester Terrace, Chester Square, No. 1. A new trap has
been supplied to the gully.
Westbourne Street, No. 51. Leakage from the cistern
into the adjoining premises. A notice was served on April
10, and the nuisance abated.
Clifford's Row, No. 3. Dirty and dilapidated throughout.
Information was given to the police about the condition
of this house.
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