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St George (Westminster) 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Sanitary Work.
For the Year ending March 31st, 1884
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 | 678 |
| Notices served | 122 |
| Houses and premises limewhited | 35 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious diseases . | 87 |
| Old brick drains abolished, and glazed stoneware pipes substituted | 24 |
| New drains constructed | 6 |
| Drains unstopped and repaired | 81 |
| Drains trapped and ventilated, sinks disconnected, &c. | 42 |
| Closets supplied with water | 24 |
| Closets unstopped and repaired | 32 |
| Roofs repaired | 2 |
| New dust bins provided | 5 |
| Dust bins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 19 |
| Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c. | 27 |
| New cisterns provided | 11 |
| Waste pipes disconnected | 74 |
| Removal of animals improperly kept (cases of) | 1 |
| Meat, fish, &c., condemned (cases of) | 1 |
| Overcrowding abated | 2 |
| Cesspools abolished | 10 |
| Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed | 21 |
| Various nuisances removed | 31 |
| No cause for complaint or inspection | 22 |
| Legal proceedings taken | 2 |
| Cases could not assist | 6 |
| Cases referred to Surveyor | 19 |