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Bethnal Green 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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Parish of st. Matthew, Bethnal Green,
IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
ACCOUNT IN ABSTRACT
of
RECEIPT & EXPENDITURE
For the Year ending 25th March, 1890,
TOGETHER WITH
A Summary Statement of all Contracts entered into,
AND OF
Moneys due to and Debts owing by the Vestry to that day;
also the
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VESTRY,
WITH A LAST OF ITS SEVERAL
MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
London:
J.S. FORSAITH, STEAM PRINTER, 329, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, E.
1890.

Table: DETAILED SCHEDULE OF INSTRUCTIONS- continued.

DETAILED SCHEDULE OF INSTRUCTIONS- continued.

31.—Cellar entrance to w.c. in yard. Description—The house is without proper water-closet accommodation, the access to the closet being through a dark, badly-ventilated cellar.(a) Close the collar entrance to the yard, and construct a passage through the house on the ground floor, so as to afford free access to the water-closet.
(b) Excavate the ground in the collar so as to allow a space of 7ft. between floor and coiling, properly pave the floor with impervious material, and drain the same by providing an efficient syphon gully and stoneware pipe drain communicating with the sewer. Provide openings for ventilation and lighting.
32.—Flooring of lower rooms laid on earth.Take up floors, excavate ground, and provide and lay floor joints and new floors, with sufficient air space beneath for proper ventilation. Provide and fix air bricks in external walls.