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 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Deficient water supply 4
Gullie9 offensive 10
Public nuisances 5
Dung-heaps complained of 9
Rubbish 1
Water-butts deficient 1
Houses and rooms dirty, &c 49
Overcrowding 1
No traps 5
Slaughter-houses dirty, &c 8
Cowhouses, dung not removed 16
Trade nuisances 2
Dogs, goats, and donkeys 3
Dissection of dead horses 1
Frivolous 1
work done.
Houses or rooms white-washed, cleansed,
or repaired 89
Water laid on to closet 2
Water-butts supplied 1
Traps supplied 9
Cisterns repaired 2
Kitchen shut up 1
Stable newly drained by pipes 1
Slaughter-houses cleansed 7
Old brick drains broken up and pipes laid
down 6
Drains cleansed and repaired 20