London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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No. of oases.
Paving repaired 15
Sheds lime-washed and cleansed 24
Sheds without drainage since drained by pipe-drains 6
Drains trapped and repaired 22
Sheds extra ventilated 9
Cows reduced to certain number in sheds 2
New sheds erected 6
Cows removed from stables 3
Slaughter-Houses.
Drains cleansed and repaired 8
Old brick-drains broken up and pipe-drains laid down 5
Lime-washed and cleansed 26
Inlets to drains trapped 13
Extra ventilated 30
Garbage and blood removed 35
Paving repaired or new paving laid down 34
Licenses not granted, slaughtering places being reported
as unfit to Magistrates 11
Various Nuisances.
Dung removed from pits and heaps when offensive 387
Pigs removed 17
Rubbish offensive in yards or on waste ground 107
Slops thrown from windows and on to roofs of adjoining
premises, down gullies in streets and on
to carriage-ways 31
Mud offensive in docks removed 6
Urinals and drains cleansed 23
Marine store dealers' offensive bones and fat, &c.,
removed from shops and vaults 48
Gas escapes into dwellings from Company's mains 17