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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) 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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Overcrowding abated6
Cesspools abolished10
Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed49
Various nuisances removed62
No cause for complaint on inspection43
Legal proceedings taken0
Cases could not assist4
Cases referred to Surveyor21
Cases referred to Police3
Licensed cow-sheds6
Licensed slaughter-houses12
Cases removed to Hospitals157
Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases, viz.—
Typhoid and low fever13
Typhus fever1
Scarlet fever103
Small-pox113
Diphtheria6

Table: The articles disinfected in the hot-air disinfecting chamber belonging to the Parish were as follows:—

The articles disinfected in the hot-air disinfecting chamber belonging to the Parish were as follows:—

180Beds220Bolsters
195Mattresses424Pillows
95Palliasses165Carpets
315Quilts50Hearth-rugs
420Blankets75Curtains
326Sheets160Towels
70Dresses50Cushions
50Shawls81Table Covers
90Coats70Rugs
70Waistcoats

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And a large quantity of sundry articles.