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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
Bethnal Green 1899
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1899
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| Date of Commencement of Works. | Premises Drained. | Cost of Labour. | Cost of Materials. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Mar. 22 | Nos. 61 to 81, Welligton Row | 48 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| April 17 | ,, 28 to 44, Key Street | 40 | 4 | 4½ | 12 | 6 | 11½ |
| „ 25 | Olga Street Board School; 1 & 3, Arbery Road; and 29, 31, 33 & 35, Medway Road | 33 | 12 | 1½ | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| May 3 | Nos. 61, 63 & 65, Viaduct Street | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| „ 8 | ,, 21 & 31, Gardener's Road | 23 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| „ 24 | ,, 2 & 4, Royston Street; and 23, Bonner Street | 21 | 4 | 4½ | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 25 | d,, 197 to 207, Globe Road; and 70 to 76, St. James Street | 50 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 |
| June 23 | ,, 13, 15, 17 & 19, Usk Street | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| „ 28 | ,, 64 to 81, Royston Street | 30 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| „ 29 | ,, 131, 133 & 135, Cambridge Road; and 1, Oxford Street | 22 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| No. 28, Weaver Street | 34 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 9 | |
| Aug. 16 | ,, 37, Wolverley Street | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2½ |
| J uly 31 | ,, 40, Rivenecroft Street | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| „ 18 | Nos. 35 to 55, Menotti Street | 33 | 4 | 74 | 21 | 19 | 8½ |
| 12 | ,, 18 to 24, New Tyssen Street | 22 | 16 | 7½ | 14 | 19 | 2 |
| Sept.6 | 14 to 24, Arundel Street | 15 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Oct. 6 | ,, 81 to 91, Bishops Road | 72 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 7 |
| Dec. 2 | No. 33, Roman Road | 7 | 1 | 0½ | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| „ 2 | Nos. 1 to 8, Octagon Street | 13 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Sept. 9 | The Mortuary, Church Row | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| „ 18 | No. 115, Bishops Road | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| „ 18 | Nos. 5, 7, 9 & 11, Brierley Street | 5 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 25 | No. 35, Church Row | 3 | 12 | 6½ | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| „ 25 | ,, 127, Coventry Street | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Oct. 28 | Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, New Church Street; 18, 20 & 22, Pedley Street; and 1, 3, 5 & 7, Weaver Street | 57 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 9 |
| Dec. 12 | ,, 83, 85, 87 & 89, Sclater Street | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Nov. 18 | ,, 227, 229, 231 & 233, Cambridge Road | f 45 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec. 28 | ,, 29, 31 & 33, Norton Street | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 4 |
| Aug. 29 | Bedford Row and Mape Street | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 10 |
| July 28 | Drains were unstopped at— | ||||||
| No. 18, Derbyshire Street | |||||||
| ,, 13, St. Andrew Street | |||||||
| „ 37, Green Street | |||||||
| on application of Owners, who paid cost of same. | |||||||
During the year a number of small miscellaneous jobs have been carried
out, at a total cost of £25 10s. 9d.—opening up drains for examination,
and the like.
d The sum of £16 2s. 2½d. was recovered from Owners in part payment of the works
carried out.
e The branch drain works at Nos. 28 & 30, Weaver Street, was carried out by Vestry's men
at the cost of the Owners.
f In this case, the Owners of Nos. 229 & 231 made application that the Vestry should
re-lay the branch, drains, &c. This was done, and the cost of the works, £13 15s. 7d., charged
to the Owners.