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 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 or defective 45
Cesspools 3
Ditto in stables 1
Yard dirty 1
Leakage of offensive water 2
Leakage of water 9
Ditto of soil-pipe 1
Offensive effluvia 9
Ditto from gas-pipe 1
Stables dirty 1
Dung-heaps complained of 3
Houses dirty and dilapidated 38
Ditto inspected and no just cause of complaint
found 2
No dust-pits 2
No traps 1
No water supply 1
Water-closets out of order 4
Offensive gully 1
Dampness 3
Cow house 1
work done.
Houses cleansed and repaired 36
Ditto shut up 12
Water-closets and soil-pipes repaired or erected 6
Old rotten brick drains replaced by pipes 9
Water laid on 1
Gully cleansed 1
Traps supplied 1