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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Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | |
Old brick drains abolished, and pipes substituted | 31 |
New drains constructed | |
Drains unstopped and repaired | |
Drains trapped and ventilated, sinks disconnected, &c. | 113 |
Closets supplied with water and repaired | |
Closets unstopped and repaired | 41 |
New Closets provided | |
Roofs repaired | 3 |
New dustbins provided | |
Dustbins renewed, repaired, new covers, &c. | 30 |
New Cisterns provided | |
Cisterns repaired, new covers, &c. | |
Waste Pipes disconnected | 36 |
Removal of animals improperly kept | 0 |
Meat, Fish, &c., condemned (cases of) | |
Overcrowding abated | 4 |
Cesspools abolished | |
Accumulation of dung, straw, &c., removed | 33 |
Various nuisances removed | 110 |
No cause for complaint | |
Legal proceedings taken | 0 |
Cases could not assist | 7 |
Cases referred to Surveyor | |
Cases referred to Police | |
Licensed Cow-houses | 3 |
Licensed Slaughter-houses | 5 |
Cases removed to Hospitals | |
Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases, 161, viz:— | |
Small Pox | ??? |
Scarlet Fever | 75 |