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Mile End 1865
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of the Hamlet Mile End Old Town
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From the Inspector of Nuisances, I have received
the following Report, by which it will be observed that,
in conjunction with my own special labours, much real
work is necessary to keep the Hamlet in a state of comparative
good health :—
Inspector's Return of Nuisances, &c., Removed under
his Supervision, during the Year ending March, 1865.
| Privies emptied. | 157 |
| Drains cleansed. | 139 |
| Privies connected with sewer, panned and trapped | 306 |
| Cesspools emptied | 45 |
| Removals of swine | 131 |
| Removals of accumulations of offensive matter | 114 |
| Houses cleansed | 49 |
| Total . | 941 |
In conclusion, Gentlemen, I think we may fairly
congratulate ourselves on the fact, that the hygienic
state of the Hamlet is nearly equal to that of the
whole metropolis. Mile End Old Town having long
enjoyed, through the activity and intelligence of the
Local Authorities, the benefit of careful sanitary supervision,
there is not, perhaps, much to fear from the
ravages of Epidemic disease; but still, it behoves us to
neglect no precaution, and to fail in no particular which
seems likely to further so desirable an object, and to
prove beneficial to the whole body of the inhabitants.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servant,
Vestry Hall, J. H. FREEMAN.
Midsummer, 1865.