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Hanover Square 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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the Thames is permitted to drain their graveyards into
the river, what a polluted stream will flow into London
cisterns. Dr. Aldis wrote to Mr. James Simpson upon
the subject, who replied on April 9th, that he was looking
closely after the movement, and had no doubt that, with
the assistance of the Thames Conservators, he should be
able to prevent the drainage into the river.
An analysis of the water supplied by the Chelsea
Company, and taken April 17th, 1861, from the main at
Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, produced—
Total Impurity 20.64
Organic Ditto 1.88
May 17, 1861. Total Impurity 17.52
Organic Ditto 92
June 17, 1861. Total Impurity 17.92
Organic Ditto 1.48
We have the honour to be,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Your faithful Servants,
C. J. B. Aldis, M.D.
K. Dkuitt.