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Hanover Square 1884
[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.
Various kinds of Complaints of Nuisances, §c., from
April lst, 1883, to March 31st, 1884.
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 4
ew 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