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 Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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LIGHTING.
The Public lamps, 920 in number, have been supplied, lighted,
painted and cleaned by the Commercial Gas Co., at a cost of £3,536
19s. 11d. No complaint has arisen during the year of want of pressure,
or quality of the gas.
SEWERS.
The cost of labor for cleansing Sewers and Gullies, and other
matters chargeable to Sewers has been £649 8s. 4d.
The amount paid for water for Hushing sewers was £169 4s. od.
Small works of construction and repairs to Sewers including
cleansing and relaying pipe sewers, necessitated an expenditure of
£440 5s. 5d., including 10 New Gullies and 8 Deodorising Chambers to
Sewer Ventilators.
The Deodorisers made upon the plan I patented last year continue
to work satisfactorily, the annual cost not exceeding 1/6 each.
I trust the day may not be far distant when all the sewer ventilators
of the District will be fitted with this cheap but effective mode of
obviating what has hitherto been an offensive and dangerous nuisance.
During the year, 70 houses have been connected with the sewers
of the Hamlet.
The quantity of material removed from the Sewers, was 261 yards
and that from Gullies 480 yards cube.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
In order to provide employment for the numerous hands out
of work during the winter you ordered a serviceable (though not
absolutely necessary) alteration in the formation of the roadway of
Nottingham Place. The road was one made at the end of the
last century and was constructed with one channel in the centre.
The work done was to raise the centre and form a channel on
either side. Owing to the numerous vaults, some of which extend
to the centre of the road, the work was equal to making an entirely
new road. I have every reason to speak well of the men who
received casual employment during the trying period we have passed
through, and an inspection of the place will at once convince everyone
oi the quality and utility of the work done. Between thirty and forty
extra men were employed during the period of distress at a cost of £450,
the work done in addition to that above described being the removal of
snow and street refuse.
In conclusion, I desire to thank the members of the various
Committees for assistance they have rendered me and permit me to
remain
Your obedient Servant,
JNO. M. KNIGHT.
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Gravel yds. | Granite yds. | Flint yds. | Gravel yds. | Granite yds. | Flint yds. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dempsey-street | 108 | 21 | 0 | Oxford-street | 0 | 41 | 162 |
Devonshire-street | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hall-street | 43 | 8 | 0 |
Sidney-street | 0 | 0 | 1 | Skidmore-street | 0 | 8 | 34 |
Redmans-road | 0 | 2½ | 2 | Cordelia-street | 37 | 10 | 0 |
West Arbour-street | 0 | 0 | 1 | Harlow-place | 0 | 6 | 11 |
Lydia-street | 0 | ½ | 0 | Railway-place | 0 | 8 | 19 |
Gold-street | 49 | 6 | 0 | Charles-court | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Eric-street | 69 | 0 | 0 | Forester-street | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Antill-terrace | 0 | 3 | 0 | Morgan-street | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Knott-street | 0 | 4 | 0 | Senrab-street | 69 | 5 | 0 |
Mossford-street | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ropery-street | 83 | 0 | 0 |
Globe-road | 0 | 1 | 0 | Halley-street | 0 | 4 | 0 |
St. Dunstans-road | 0 | 2 | 0 | Baythorne-street | 3 | 0 | 0 |
James-street | 0 | 14 | 47 |
ROAD WATERING.
The following Statement shews that but little variation has taken place in the cost of this work during the past three years, but will always vary a little according to the seasons.
1884. | 1885. | 1886. | |||||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Wages of drivers | 268 | 4 | 0 | Wages of drivers | 230 | 0 | 8 | Wages of drivers | 196 | 17 | 4 |
Horse hire | 84 | 16 | 10 | Horse Hire | 173 | 9 | 0 | Horse hire | 182 | 3 | 6 |
Keep of Vestry'sHorses=1380 working days | 415 | 8 | 9 | Keep of Vestry Horses=1097 working days | 326 | 16 | 4 | Keep of Vestry's' Horses=935 working days. | 286 | 8 | 2 |
East London Water Co. for 8,367,000 gls. of water | 353 | 13 | 3 | East London Water Co. for 9,736,000 gls. of water | 368 | 12 | 3 | East London' Water Co. for 9,800,000 gls of water | 376 | 19 | 0 |
£1122 | 2 | 10 | £1098 | 18 | 3 | £1042 | 8 | 0 |
REMOVAL OF DUST.
The quantity of refuse collected from houses by your carts and men during the year was 14,986 loads, being 1 ,942 more than the year 1885. The following Table shews the cost of this work:
1884. | 1885. | 1886. | |||||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
Wages of Dustmen | 553 | 11 | 7 | Wages of Dustmen | 645 | 13 | 0 | Wages of Dustmen | 695 | 4 | 5 |
Keep of horses, =2930 working days | 882 | 1 | 0 | Keep of horses =3396 working days | 1011 | 14 | 6 | Keep of horses =3130 working days | 1050 | 13 | 7 |
Horse-hire for do. | 49 | 12 | 0 | Horse-hire for dusting | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||||
£1435 | 12 | 7 | £1706 | 19 | 6 | £1761 | 13 | 0 |