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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 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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Table: APPENDIX. No. II.The following table refers to cases dealt with by the Nuisances Removal Committee during the quarter ending June 27th, 1863.

APPENDIX. No. II.

The following table refers to cases dealt with by the Nuisances Removal Committee during the quarter ending June 27th, 1863.

Houses reported by Medical Officers of Health in consequence of illness or nuisance181
Of these there were reported for scarlet fever8
diphtheria5
typhus fever12
measles2
diarrhœa2
small-pox140
Houses and other premises reported by Inspector38
Ditto by inhabitants57

Table: NATURE OF NUISANCE COMPLAINED OF.

NATURE OF NUISANCE COMPLAINED OF.

Drains obstructed25
Ditto defective13
Cesspools4
Yards dirty20
Stagnant water in yards8
Stables without drainage2
Obstructed sewer1
Deficient water supply4
No cistern1
Stagnant water in mews1
Leakage of water2