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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
Mile End 1870
The fourteenth annual report of the Vestry of the Hamlet Mile End Old Town in the county of Middlesex
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Lighting.
The lighting of the Hamlet is still done by the
Commercial Gas Company, who light at the present
time 769 lamps. The total cost of public lighting,
during the year, has been £3313 4s 6d; the contract
price being £3 16s 8d per lamp per annum, including
repairs. No complaint has reached the Vestry, during
the year, of the quality or supply of the gas to private
consumers.
Sewers.
New Sewers have been laid in Stepney-green; Johnstreet
and Henry-street, Jubilee-street; and Sidney
square. The cost of these works were £385 3s 4d.
The following table will shew the length of each description of Sewer.
| 3 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 3 inches | 390 | ||||
| 1 „ 0 „ 1 foot 0 „ | 1060 | ||||
| 9 „ 9 „ | 2900 | ||||
| 6 „ 6 ,, | 7250 | ||||
One hundred and forty-five houses have been connected
with the sewers, under your jurisdiction, during
the year.
Six new improved side entrances have been constructed
in Mile End Road, to permit the sewer to be
cleansed without opening the roadway. The Tramway
Company contributed £210 towards the construction,
which cost £223 5s 8½d.
I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
J. M. KNIGHT.