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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
St George (Westminster) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| Drains unstopped and repaired | 33 |
| Drains trapped and ventilated, sinks disconnected, &c. | 100 |
| Closets supplied with water and repaired | 39 |
| Closets unstopped and repaired | 45 |
| New Closets provided | 31 |
| Roofs repaired | 5 |
| New dustbins provided | 6 |
| Dustbins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 29 |
| New Cisterns provided | 18 |
| Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c. | 15 |
| Waste Pipes disconnected | 27 |
| Removal of animals improperly kept | 1 |
| Meat, Fish, &c., condemned (cases of) | 1 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 |
| Cesspools abolished | 17 |
| Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed | 30 |
| Various nuisances removed | 125 |
| No cause for complaint | 38 |
| Legal proceedings taken | 0 |
| Cases could not assist | G |
| Cases referred to Surveyor | 19 |
| Cases referred to Police | 9 |
| Licensed Cow-houses | 4 |
| Licensed Slaughter-houses | 5 |
| Cases removed to Hospitals | 112 |
Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases,
viz.:—
Small Pox 0
Scarlet Fever 60
Typhoid and Low Fever 35
Typhus Fever 0
Diphtheria 43
I have prepared the following Table showing the number
of cases of these diseases removed to Hospital, and the
number treated at home, during the twelve months ending
March 31st, 1890,