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THE ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
For the Year 1896.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet
of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present you my tenth Annual Report as to the
Sanitary condition of the Hamlet. It is difficult for one to
break new ground in the text of a report of this kind, especially
after nine previous ones have been presented. It is my
intention only to speak generally in these introductory remarks.
During the year which has elapsed no new or very startling
developments have taken place which affect the Hamlet, the
work of my Department has been carried on as in previous
years with the view of making the district as healthy as it is
possible; the inhabitants being principally composed of the
artizan classes, their habitations require more supervision than
those holding a better position in life, consequently the work at
all times is heavy.
There has been no special legislation during the past year to
call for comment affefting sanitation, although at the present
time there is an important Bill before Parliament which has a
distinct bearing on the welfare of the female portion of the
population, who employ Midwives, viz. :—The "Midwives
Registration Bill," but inasmuch as I shall in another part of
this report comment on this matter, it will be sufficient for me
to say here that it has my heartiest support.