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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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APPENDIX. No. L
WATER.
The Water supplied by the Chelsea Company, and taken from the main at No. 1, Chester Terrace, Chester Square:—
| 1865. | Total Impurity in grains per gallon. | Organic, &c. |
|---|---|---|
| January | 23.0 grs. | 2.80 |
| February | 23.7 | 2.72 |
| March | 20.3 | 2.03 |
APPENDIX. No. H.
The following table refers to cases dealt with by the Nuisances Removal Committee, during the quarter ending April 1st, 1865.
| Houses reported by Medical Officers of Health in consequence of illness or nuisance | 51 | ||
| Viz. for scarlet fever | 23 | ||
| diphtheri | 6 | ||
| typhus fever | 10 | ||
| measles | 1 | ||
| small-pox | In-wards 6 | 11 | |
| Out-wards 5 | |||
| Houses and other premises reported by Inspector | 43 | ||
| Ditto by inhabitants | 45 | ||
| Total | 149 | ||