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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 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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APPENDIX. No. I.
The Water supplied by the Chelsea Company, and taken from the main at Chapel-street, Belgrave-square,—
| 1864. | Total Impurity in grains per gallon. | Organic ditto. |
|---|---|---|
| October 17 | 16.40 | .80 |
| November 17 | 18.72 | 1.28 |
| December 22 | 20.2 | 1.17 |
APPENDIX. No. II.
The following table refers to cases dealt with by the
Nuisances Removal Committee, during the quarter ending
December 31st, 1864.
Houses reported by Medical Officers of Health
in consequence of illness or nuisance
Viz. for scarlet fever 24
diphtheria 5
typhus fever 18
diarrhoea 8
small-pox 23
Houses and other premises reported by Inspector
Ditto by inhabitants
82
51
33