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Deaths in Jerusalem Gardens during the 10 years 1885—1894
inclusive.
1885—1 Smallpox, 1 Convulsions.
1886—None.
1887—1 Convulsions, Gastric Irritation.
1888—1 Whooping Cough, 1 Endo-Carditis, 1 Poisoning (Oil Jof Almonds),
1 Bronchitis.
1889—2 Broncho-Pneumonia, 1 Diarrhoea, 1 Acute Bronchitis, 1 Phthisis.
1890—1 Chronic Bronchitis and Congestion of Lungs, 1 Scarlet Fever,
1 Whooping Cough.
1891—1 Phthisis.
1892—1 Broncho-Pneumonia, 1 Meningitis, Convulsions.
1893—1 Choleraic Diarrhoea, 1 Bronchitis.
1894—1 Pertussis, 1 Diphtheria, 1 Dentition.
On the 1st of August, 1894, I made a general inspection of these
premises, with the Chairman of the Sanitary Committee, to whom I
pointed out the defective and dilapidated character of the place, and
the best method of dealing with such a condition of things. I suggested
that this property could best be dealt with under Part II. of
the Housing of the Working Classes Act, and that I should make a
representation to the Sanitary Authority on their re-assembling after
the summer recess. On the 20th of September, after a more detailed
inspection of the premises, I presented a representation to the
Sanitary Committee, of which the following is a summary.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT, 1890.
Town Hall, Hackney, N.E.,
September 28th, 1894.
To the Hackney Vestry, being the Sanitary Authority for the Parish of Hackney.
Gentlemen,—I beg to report to you, in pursuance of sec. 32 of the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, that on the twentieth day of
September I inspected the dwelling houses situate at, and known as,
1 to 11 Jerusalem Gardens (North), and 1 to 13 Jerusalem Gardens (South),
within your parish.
I found such dwelling houses to be in the state hereinafter set forth,
which in my opinion is so injurious to health, that the said houses are unfit
for human habitation.
STATE OF DWELLING HOUSES.
1 to 11 Jerusalem Gardens (North), and 1 to 13 Jerusalem Gardens
(South). Cottages built back to back; no through ventilation; walls damp;
floor board rotten and laid upon the earth, and no through ventilation under
floor; defective drainage (evidence of the presence of rats); eaves gutters
defective; no sinks; walls dirty and dilapidated; no water to w.c., and in a
foul condition; yard paving defective.