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, No. 1. A fishmonger's shop. A
quantity of oyster-shells and fish in a decomposed state,
on some waste ground behind the house. The refuse has
been removed.
A Stable occupied by Mr. Charles Glover, Ecclestonplace.
The drainage, which went into the dung-pit, has
been connected with the sewer.
Eaton-court, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The drains
have been cleansed and repaired.
Queen-street, Pimlico, No. 40. The drains have been
cleansed.
Stone House, Commercial-road-south. The basement
was flooded on the 26th of June. Remedied.
Lower Belgrave-place, No. 21. A new water-closet
has been erected in the back area, and new pipe drains
laid down.
Eccleston-street-east, No. 26. The water-closet has
been repaired, and water supplied to it.
Godby Rooms, Dear's-yard, Eaton-row, have been
lime-washed and cleansed.
Halkin-street, Belgrave-square, No. 4. The drains
are stopped up, caused by an obstruction in the drain of
No. 3, which consists of brick, has a flat bottom, and is
without a fall.
There is no sewer in front of Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4,
Halkin Street. No. 4 drains into No. 3,—No. 3 into
No. 2,—and No. 2 into No. 1, which communicates with
the sewer in Pembroke Mews. The drains have been
cleansed at this house.
Halkin-street, No. 3. The drains have been cleansed
throughout the house, a new water-closet erected, the
lower part of the house lime-washed, and premises drained
into the front area.