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
St George (Westminster) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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77
Drains trapped, ventilated, &c.; sinks repaired,
and in some cases new pipes .
47
Closets supplied with water
17
Dust bins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c.
14
Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c.
7
Removal of animals improperly kept (cases of)
2
Meat, fish, &c., condemned (case of)
1
Drains and closets unstopped
17
Overcrowding abated
3
Cesspools abolished
2
Street gullies trapped on account of bad
smells
2
Cases removed to hospitals
47*
Old people living in filthy rooms removed
1
Inspection of houses after cases of infectious
disease, viz.,
Typhoid and low fever
14
Typhus fever
5
Scarlet fever
68
Small-pox
102
Cholera
1
Various nuisances removed
69
No cause for complaint on inspection
95
Waste pipes disconnected
13
Legal proceedings taken
1
Accumulation of dung, straw, &c, removed
11
Bake-houses in the Parish
77
Licensed cow-houses
7
Licensed slaughter-houses
14
* Small-pox 25, Scarlet fever 16, and Enteric (Typhoid) fever 6.