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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

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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No patient was admitted into the small-pox ward at
Mount-street.

Table: The following is a list of the poorer streets of the Hanover and May-fair Sub-Districts, with their population, the number of sick attended by public charity, and deaths for the quarter:—

The following is a list of the poorer streets of the Hanover and May-fair Sub-Districts, with their population, the number of sick attended by public charity, and deaths for the quarter:—

Population.Cases of illness attended Gratuitously.Deaths of children.Deaths of adults.
Model Lodgings1301200
Blomfield Buildings130600
Brick Street296521
Brown Street2002911
Carrington Street2802000
GeorgeStreet,Grosvenor Square, and George Yard5404121
Grosvenor Market211900
Grosvenor Mews9443723
Hertford Place2001110
John's Court, Farm Street80900
Hart Street2651100
Lancashire Court2702410
May's Buildings122100
Mount Row and Place133501
North Bruton Mews1541400
Queen Street, Oxford Street3161321
Robert Street, Grosvenor Sq5432921
Thomas Street, Grosvenor Sq6004030
Tom's Court, Grosvenor Square1011400

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Amongst the sickliest houses, were Nos. 10, 22, and
23, George-street, No. 17, Little Grosvenor-street, (where
two children died of diarrhœa,) and there was one case (not
fatal) of diphtherite; No. 8, Hart-street, and the whole
of Lancashire-court and Tom's-court. A thorough cleansing
vastly improves the healthiness of such houses, and
the effects last for some months.