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 1865
[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.
| Common privy | 4 |
| Drains obstructed or defective | 39 |
| Leakage of offensive water | 3 |
| Leakage of water, damp foundations | |
| Overflow of pipes, gutters, and cisterns | 3 |
| Cesspool | 1 |
| Yards dirty, ill-paved, &c | 2 |
| Offensive effluvia | 2 |
| Houses dirty or dilapidated | 29 |
| Dust-pits offensive | 2 |
| No water supply, or insufficient | 3 |
| Water-closets out of order | 4 |
| Stable without drainage | 1 |
| Inhabited stables dirty, ill-drained, no traps, &c. | 7 |
| Stable-yard ill-paved | 1 |
| Dung-heaps complained of | 2 |
| Offensive urinals, or want of urinals | 4 |
| Rubbish, slops, dust,dead dogs, and stinking fish | 3 |
| Offensive gullies, or obstructed | 10 |
| Cow-houses offensive; pavement out of order | 2 |
| Bad ventilation | 1 |
| Drains leaking into pump | 1 |
| Offensive mud in Hyde-park | 1 |
| Gas escape | 1 |
| Sewer ventilator | 1 |
| Bilge water in barge | 1 |
| Over-crowding | 1 |
| Dead cow in street | 1 |
| Want of traps | 4 |
| Rabbits and dogs | 2 |
| Complaint without foundation | 5 |