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St George (Westminster) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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limits, and make the most use we can of those outside our
boundaries; your Committee of Works having arrived at
the conclusion that this was the best plan, and having my
full concurrence in that view.
Sanitary Work.
For the Year ending March 31s£, 1882.
The following Table has been compiled for me by Mr.
Joseph Snook, your Sanitary Inspector, from the Report
Book:—
Table VI.
| Total number of Complaints | 597 |
| Notices served | 85 |
| Houses and premises limewhited | 42 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 227 |
| Old brick drains abolished, and glazed stoneware pipes substituted | 27 |
| New drains constructed | 7 |
| Drains unstopped and repaired | 71 |
| Drains trapped and ventilated, sinks disconnected, &c. | 32 |
| Closets supplied with water | 33 |
| Closets unstopped and repaired | 52 |
| Roofs repaired | 3 |
| New dust bins provided | 6 |
| Dust bins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 19 |
| Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c. | 22 |
| New cisterns provided | 8 |
| W aste pipes disconnected | 41 |
| Removal of animals improperly kept (cases of) | 0 |