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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| 1899. | 1900. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 2,301 | 2,562 |
| Drinking Water Cisterns cleaned and repaired | 111 | 132 |
| Houses provided with water | 5 | 41 |
| Water Supply of W.C.'s separated from drinking water | 12 | 13 |
| Dustbins repaired | 3 | 1 |
| ,, provided | 37 | 73 |
| Yard surfaces paved or repaired | 17 | 28 |
| Cesspools abolished | 3 | 4 |
| Overcrowding abated | 23 | 20 |
| Houses and premises cleansed | 91 | 190 |
| Roofs and rain-water pipes repaired | 20 | 22 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 44 | 63 |
| Wire manure cages provided | 11 | 11 |
| Nuisances from the keeping of animals | 2 | 5 |
| Underground rooms discontinued for use as sleeping apartments | 3 | - |
| Smoke nuisances | 14 | 41 |
| "Removal of Hogs' Wash in unsuitable receptacles | 8 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances | 47 | 43 |
| 2,752 | 3,255 |
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| 1899. | 1900. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drains tested and found defective | 407 | 364 |
| ,, ,, satisfactory | 488 | 721 |
| Drains of New Buildings, or Premises undergoing alteration, superintended and tested | 263 | 288 |
It was necessary to take legal proceedings in 8 cases to
enforce the abatement of nuisances, and for contravening
Bye-laws; convictions were obtained in five of these cases,
work being done and costs paid; the summonses were withdrawn-in
the three remaining cases. The defendant appealed
to Quarter Sessions in one case, but the conviction
was upheld.