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
Hanover Square 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| Dust bins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 12 |
| Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c. | 31 |
| New cisterns provided | 10 |
| Waste pipes disconnected | 54 |
| Removal of animals improperly kept (cases of) | 5 |
| Meat, fish, &c., condemned (cases of) | 4 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 |
| Cesspools abolished | 11 |
| Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed | 21 |
| Various nuisances removed | 60 |
| No cause for complaint | 41 |
| Legal proceedings taken | 1 |
| Cases could not assist | 8 |
| Cases referred to Surveyor | 21 |
| Cases referred to Police | 4 |
| Licensed cow-houses | 4 |
| Licensed slaughter-houses | 7 |
| Cases removed to Hospitals | 109 |
| Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases, viz.— | |
| Typhoid and low fever . | 16 |
| Typhus fever (doubtful) | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 64 |
| Small-pox | 74 |
| Diphtheria | 22 |
The articles disinfected in the hot-air disinfecting
chamber belonging to the Parish were as follows:—
104 Beds
136 Mattresses
50 Palliasses
142 Quilts
260 Blankets
44 Waistcoats
35 Trousers
85 Carpets
40 Hearth-rugs
7 6 Curtains