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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Area cleansed or limewashed | 9 |
Drains cleansed and repaired | 30 |
Sewer flushed | 1 |
Pipe-drains laid down | 13 |
Air ditto connected | 2 |
Damp foundations abated | 2 |
Ditto (no remedy) | 1 |
Dust-pits rebuilt or repaired | 1 |
Ditto covered | 3 |
Paving in yard repaired | 4 |
Yards limewashed or cleansed | 27 |
Gully cleansed or repaired | 3 |
Pipes cleansed | 2 |
Sink pipe cleansed and repaired | 1 |
Urinal drained | 1 |
Rain water-pipe repaired | 1 |
Party wall repaired | 1 |
Gully trapped | 1 |
Cesspools abolished | 4 |
Cisterns repaired | 2 |
Extra water butt | 1 |
Water supply pipe repaired | 1 |
Water laid on | 1 |
Supply pipe to boiler repaired | 1 |
Sink pipe drained and repaired | 1 |
Number of notices served | 54 |
Summons taken out | 1 |