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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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NATURE OF NUISANCE COMPLAINED OF.
Drains obstructed
Ditto defective
Cesspools
Houses dirty
No traps ; traps and sinks defective
Water-closets out of order, soil-pipes defective,
no water
Overcrowding
Yard dirty, ill-paved, stagnant water, &c
Leakage of water, damp foundation
Defective state of boiler
Offensive effluvia
Dung-heaps complained of
Urinal
Premises unfit for occupation
Stables undrained, with cesspools, &c.
Offensive rubbish
Cases of pigs kept
Smoke nuisance
Complaints not substantiated
Gullies stopped
Slops emptied into yard, street, roof, &c.
Premises dangerous
Pavement dangerous
Horse in a shed
WORK DONE.
Dirty rooms cleansed
Houses newly drained by pipes in lieu of old
brick drains
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