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Hanover Square 1864

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

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6
THE SMALL POX.
The 2 cases of small-pox were, a child, set. 4, unvaccinated,
at 19, Brick-street, and A. S., aged 18, a servant out of
place, at 6, Hart-street. The child was not vaccinated,
because the operation was delayed on the plea of bad health.
The patient, after recovering from the small-pox, died of
whooping-cough.
There was also sent to the Small-pox Hospital Frances
C., set. 16, from 61, Mount-street.
These make up the number known to have occurred in
the Hanover and May-Fair Sub-districts to 142.
FEVEK.
Of the 21 cases of fever included in this summary, 9
were imported, viz., 2 tramps, and 7 persons from the Irish
quarter of Belgravia, who were treated in the Sick-Wards,
Mount-street. Two were inmates of the Workhouse. One man
from Brick-street was also treated in the Workhouse. One
woman, set. 35, from South-street, was sent to the Fever
Hospital, and received into the Sick-Wards afterwards. A
girl of 19, from 35, Gilbert-street, was sent to St. George's
Hospital, and died there. Seven others, not one of them fatal,
were dispersed over Hanover-place, Brown-street, Lancashirecourt,
21, Grosvenor-market, Grosvenor-mews, and North
Bruton-mews.
Admitted to the Sick-Wards, Mount-street—
Oct. 31st, George Quaif, 9, Passmore-street, died 2nd Nov.,
dying when admitted.
,, 25th, Robt. Pryer, 61, 48, Upper Ebury-street, died
7th Nov.
„ 18th, Mary Luckhurst, 76