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 Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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XIX.
St. Margaret (except the Hamlet of Knightsbridge) and St. John
the Evangelist, and the Close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter—
Mr. E. D. Drury, 25, Queen Anne's gate, S.W.
Office hours, 10 to 4.
Knightsbridge—
Mr. Alfred Williams, 17, Onslow gardens, Brompton, S.W
Office hours, 10 to 1.
POLICE.
A Division, Stations, King street, Hyde park, and Rochester row.
Mr. William Fisher, Chief Superintendent.
Police Court, Rochester row, S.W.
Magistrates—A de Rutzen, Esq., and James Sheil, Esq.
Chief Clerk—Mr. A. H. Safford.
B Division, Stations—Gerald road, Pimlico, S.W., and
Walton street, S.W.
Mr. Charles W. Sheppard, Superintendent.
The following are fixed points where police-constables are permanently
stationed from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., viz. :—
Albert gate, Knightsbridge.
Sloane street, Knightsbridge.
Victoria street, Westminster, opposite National Penny Bank.
Lambeth bridge, near Horseferry road.
Broad Sanctuary, the refuge at the junction of Victoria street
and Broad Sanctuary.
Bessborough gardens, near Vauxhall bridge.
Smith square, near St. John street, Westminster.
Horseferry road, and Regent place.
Victoria Railway Station, Buckingham Palace road.
Wilton road (entrance to Victoria Railway Station, East Gates).
Pont street (at the corner of Sloane street).
Bridge street, at foot crossing, Victoria Embankment.
Buckingham Palace road and James street, corner of.
Victoria street (centre of), at Railway Ventilator, opposite the
Standard Music Hall.
FIRE ENGINE STATION.
Howick place, Victoria street.
Fire Escapes are also kept at this Station ; at St. Peter's Church,
Eaton square; St. Gabriel's Church, Warwick square; Knightsbridge
green ; Regent place, Horseferry road; and at night time in
front of Westminster Hospital, Broad Sanctuary.
Floating Fire Appliances are moored at the Old Pimlico Pier,
Grosvenor road, S.W., and by the Charing Cross railway bridge.
The nearest Fire Engine Station to the Knightsbridge Ward is at
Relton mews, Chapel place, and Montpelier street.
GAS COMPANY,
The Gas Light & Coke Company—Chief Office, Horseferry road, S.W.
Secretary and General Manager—Mr. John Orwell Phillips.
Distributing Engineer—Mr. Robert Harris.