[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George].

  • Hanover Square (London, England). Parish. Vestry.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    16 Examination of Drains, 1894. 1895. Drains tested and found defective 426 555 ,, ,, ,, satisfactory 30 94 Drains of Premises undergoing altera tion or re-construction superin tended and tested 182 226 It was necessary to take legal proceedings in 14 cases to enforce the abatement of nuisances, and for contravening Bye-laws. There are 73 houses let in lodgings. They have been inspected, and the regulations as to cleansing complied with. The total number of applications for the removal of house refuse were:—In the In-Wards, 1,695; in Grosvenor Place District, 1,522; and in South Belgravia District, 2,628. With regard to the Factory and Workshop Acts, Mr. Taylor reports that:— A house-to-house inspection has been made of all the premises in New Bond, South Molton, and Davies streets, which come within the operation of these Acts, while a number of inspections have been made in various parts of the district as the result of special complaints. The number of workshops and work-places inspected was 120; of these, the sanitary arrangements of 100 were found defective, the drains of 25 having to be recon structed. These 120 premises contained 165 work-rooms, 38 of which were overcrowded, and 12 in a dirty and unwhole some condition. There were 1,184 persons found em ployed in these workrooms, or 131 in excess of the accommodation, taking 250 cubic feet as the minimum amount of cubic space allowed for each person for such places. In all cases where it seemed to be necessary, measures have been taken to diminish the number of persons in workshops so as to prevent overcrowding, and to enforce the provisions as to cleanliness, ventilation, and drainage.
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