Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903
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10 Middlesex Wharf Depth of water 2ft. 0in.
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"Jolly Anglers" Public House Depth of water 2ft. 0in.
"Water entered the above houses about 12 o'clock midnight.
Hammond's Cottages West—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—
Water entered houses about 12 o'clock midnight, and rose to
about 2ft. 0in.
Hammond's Cottages East—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12.
Hammond's Villas—Nos. 1 and 2.
Pleasant Place—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Dock Side—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
"King's Head" Public-house.
Megg's Boat House.
Upper Clapton District—
Retreat Cottages—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8—Water entered
houses between 11 and 12 p.m., and rose to a height of 12
in.
Willow Cottages—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Laburnham Cottages—Nos. la, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12.
June 17th—The water has increased in depth by 2in., and is
apparently still rising.