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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St. George's-terrace, Uxbridge-road, No 1. Leakage
into cellars from a street gulley.
From a gulley in Grantham-place, into the ice well of a
confectioner.
Leakages from gulleys at 7, Grilbert-street, 1 Boltonyard.
Piccadilly, No. 55. From overflow of water-pipe at
next house.
Complaints Unavailing.
From occupier of 319, Oxford-street, of a steam-engine
at 320, which shook the house and made noise.
From occupier of 114, Mount-street, of smoke arising
from axle factory in Farm-street.
Belgrave Sub-District.
Church-street, Pimlico, No. 1. Three cases of low
fever in the front kitchen, which has been whitewashed
and cleansed.
King-street, Pimlico, No. 6. An obstructed closet,
which has been cleansed, water laid on to it, and the gully
trapped.
Princes-row, Pimlico, No. 11. The rooms were dirty
throughout. A notice was served on April 6, and they
have been whitewashed and cleansed.
Clifford's-row, Queen-street, Pimlico, Nos. 2, 3, and 5.
Dirty, dilapidated, and unfit for human habitation. A
notice was served on June 25 th, and the houses have been
reported to the police.
Princes-row West, Nos. 6 and 7. A stack of chimneys
which was in a dangerous condition has been pulled down
and rebuilt.