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.
| Drains obstructed or defective | 25 |
| Leakage of offensive water | 2 |
| Leakage of water, damp foundations | 2 |
| Overflow of pipes, gutters, &c | |
| Cesspools | 2 |
| Houses dirty or dilapidated | 62 |
| No water supply | 1 |
| Water-closets out of order | 4 |
| Dung-heaps complained of | 13 |
| Offensive urinal, or want of urinal | ' 3 |
| Rubbish, dust, dead dogs, and stinking fish | 2 |
| Offensive gullies, or obstructed | 2 |
| Marine store dealer's dirty | 1 |
| Want of traps | 7 |
| Gas escape | 2 |
| Kitchen illegally occupied | 1 |
| Overcrowding | 1 |
| Rabbits | 1 |
work done.
| Houses cleansed in consequence of illness | 10 |
| Houses cleansed and repaired because dirty | 45 |
| Water-closets and soil-pipes repaired or cleansed | 4 |
| Drains cleansed, repaired, &c | 15 |
| Old rotten brick-drains replaced by pipes | 5 |
| Kitchen disused as a sleeping apartment | 1 |
| Traps supplied | 6 |
| Marine store dealer's cleansed | 1 |
| Ditto newly drained by pipes | 7 |