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Hackney 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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REPORT.
To the Board of Works for the Hackney District.
Gentlemen,
During this quarter I have made personal inspection of the premises
and localities enumerated below, many of which I have reported in my
Minutes periodically laid before the Board, and therefore need not now state
the nature of the nuisances detected on visitation. In many of the streets,
places, and courts mentioned, every house was inspected, and notices issued
requiring the owners to make such alterations and improvements as were
necessary to make the premises habitable, and prevent injury to health by
dilapidation, filth, &c.
These places were:—Pickle's-buildings; Roseberry-place, Dalston;
James'-place, Shacklewell; Francis-yard, Sheep-lane; Hartwell-street,
Dalston; Cock-and-Castle-lane; Southgate-grove; Lawrence-buildings;
Brook-street, Homerton; Ottley-terrace, Lea-bridge; Stone-yard, Leabridge-road;
Baines'-buildings; Henry-street, Kingsland; Mary Annplace,
Kingsland; De Beauvoir-road; Wick-road; Baxter's-court, Churchstreet;
Queen's-road, Dalston; Winn's-dustyard; Montpelier-terrace,
Shacklewell; Elizabeth-cottages, Bull-yard; Church-road, De Beauvoirtown;
Forest-row, Dalston; Woodland-street, Dalston; Augusta-row,
High-hill-ferry; Webber-place, Brook-street, Clapton; Knifton's-wharf;
High-street, West Hackney; Payne's-court, William-street; Williamstreet;
Down's-park-road; Melina-place, Sheep-lane; New Church-road,
Well-street; South-row, Bird-cage-fields; Hurst-cottages,Bird-cage-fields;
Helmsley-terrace, London-fields; Brunswick-street, Well-street; Samuelrow,
John-street, West Hackney; Orchard-terrace, High-hill-ferry;