Health of St. George, Hanover Square : a letter to a vestryman of St. George's, Hanover Square / by one of the Medical Officers of Health.

  • Robert Druitt
Date:
1857
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Health of St. George, Hanover Square : a letter to a vestryman of St. George's, Hanover Square / by one of the Medical Officers of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    say, not met with, but ferretted out. If anyone thinks that the chance of recovery from illness is not lessened by these causes, let him say so publicly. I will add this yet. I don’t care whether these things can he proved unhealthy or not. I will not attempt to show how this headache came from that stink, or these bleached and scrofulous children from that kitchen. Unhealthy or not, they are indecent, in the highest sense of the word. It is not fit that these should he added to the other temptations which the poor man has to laziness, dirt, and drinking. Now for my third point, what has been done. I cannot pretend to give any idea of the amount of time and trouble each case has occasioned; some cases have caused a great deal, others little or none. Great nuisances have been got rid off easily; and tremendous complaints have been made in other places, where, after long search, nothing wrong could be discovered. The following is an account of some houses which have been made more wholesome, chiefly in drainage and cleanliness under notice from the local authority, and in most cases through my interference. Avery Row, 1 ; Adams Mews, 5; Brick Street, 1 ; Brown Street, 7 ; Bond Street, New, 3; Bolton Yard, 1 ; Carrington Mews, 5 ; Charles Street, Berkeley Sq uare, 1; ditto, Grosvenor Square, 1 ; Curzon Street, 1; Clarges Street, 1 ; George Street, Grosvenor Square, 6; Globe Yard, 2; Grosvenor Mews, 1 ; Grosvenor Market, '2; Gilbert Street, 1 ; Hart Street, 5 ; Lancashire Court, 9 ; Lee’s Mews, 2 ; Mount Street, 1 ; Mount Row, 1 ; North Row, 3; Oxford Street, 2 ; Queen Street, Grosvenor Square, 5; Robert Street, 2; Reeves Mews, 2; Providence Court, 3; South Street, 5 ; Street’s Buildings, 1 ; Thomas Street, 6 ; Tenterden Street, 1 ; Tom’s Court, 4 ; Union Street, Bond Street, 2 ; Wood’s Mews, 5 ; Shepherd’s Court, 7; Shepherd’s Market, 13; Snead’s
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