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 1891
[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 |