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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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As to No. 2—Your Committee are of opinion and recommend
that an additional Sanitary Inspector should be appointed,—that
the Parish should be divided as nearly as possible into three equal
Districts, and one District assigned to each of the three Inspectors.
As to No. 3—Your Committee are of opinion there should bo
a periodical house to house inspection throughout the Parish,
especially in those parts occupied by the poorer classes.
As to No. 4—Your Committee are of opinion and recommend
that Regulations as to houses let in lodgings should be prepared
and adopted.
As to No. 5—Your Committee are of opinion that it must be
left to the Medical Officer and the Sanitary Committee to determine
in any case whether the powers conferred by the Artizans and
Labourers' Dwellings Act and the Metropolis Management and
Building (Amendment) Act, 1882, should be put in force.
As to No. 6—The Committee report that this recommondation
is practically being carried out.
As to No..7—Your Committee are of opinion that the adoption
of this suggestion is not practicable, as there is no power vested in
the Yestry to make such bye-laws as suggested.
Robert Yoss,
Vestry Clerk.
THREE COLT CORNER BRIDGE.
Much negotiation had taken place with the Great E astern Railway
Company as to improving the inconvenient foot-bridge crossing
the Railway, at Three Colt Corner. The bridge was originally
erected by the Railway Company out of consideration for public
convenience, and the Company, on the occasion of widening their
lines, endeavoured to meet the wishes of the Vestry, to have the
bridge improved so as to be better adapted for the convenience
and safety of those using it. The situation made improvement
difficult, but ultimately a plan was agreed to, which has been
carried out.
LAND AT SOUTH EAST CORNER OF GIBRALTAR
WALK.
The proceeding mentioned in the last Report went on to trial,