Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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TABLE VI.
Total number of Complaints | 460 |
Notices served | 47 |
Houses and premises limewhited | 49 |
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 74 |
Old brick drains abolished, and pipes substituted | 18 |
New drains constructed - | 8 |
Drains unstopped and repaired | 45 |
Drains trapped and ventilated, sinks disconnected, &c. | 57 |
Closets supplied with water - | 37 |
Closets unstopped and repaired | 42 |
Roofs repaired | 7 |
New dustbins provided | 5 |
Dustbins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 18 |
New cisterns provided - | 11 |
Waste pipes disconnected | 34 |
Removal of animals improperly kept | 2 |
Meat, fish, &c., condemned (cases of) | 1 |
Overcrowding abated | 2 |
Cesspools abolished | 7 |
Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed | 22 |
Various nuisances removed | 56 |
No cause for complaint | 23 |
Legal proceedings taken | 0 |
Cases could not assist | 7 |
Cases referred to Surveyor | 12 |
Cases referred to Police | 3 |
Licensed cow-houses | 4 |
Licensed slaughter-houses | 7 |