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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| Closets supplied with water and repaired | 30 |
| Closets unstopped | 24 |
| New W. C.'s provided | 15 |
| Roofs repaired | 8 |
| New dustbins provided | 6 |
| Dustbins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 8 |
| Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c. | 20 |
| New cisterns provided | 11 |
| Waste-pipes disconnected | 16 |
| Removal of animals improperly kept | 0 |
| Meat, fish, &c., condemned (cases of) | 2 |
| Overcrowding abated - | 3 |
| Cesspools abolished | 5 |
| Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed | 33 |
| Various nuisances removed | 110 |
| No cause for complaint | 34 |
| Legal proceedings taken | 0 |
| Cases could not assist | 7 |
| Cases referred to Surveyor | 17 |
| Cases referred to Police | 3 |
| Licensed cow-sheds | 4 |
| Licensed slaughter-houses | 6 |
| Cases removed to Hospital | 59 |
Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases
viz.:—
Typhoid and Low Fever 14
Typhus Fever 0
Scarlet Fever 48
Small Pox 0
Diphtheria 18
The articles disinfected in the hot-air disinfecting chamber
belonging to the Parish were as follows :—
43 Beds 68 Sheets
71 Mattresses 46 Bolsters
30 Palliasses 108 Pillows