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Bethnal Green 1890

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

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Ferdinando had been removed to a lunatic asylum, and Sarah
Hannah Payne, who had married John Cherry, another recipient,
were declared to bo disqualified for re-election. The remaining
thirty-three recipients of last year were elected recipients for
this year.
In consequence of the reduction of the dividends on the Charity
Fund, the income had become insufficient to pay the recipients £1
each if the seven vacancies were filled up. The Vestry resolved
that only six further recipients be elected for the year instead of
seven, bo that each recipient should receive £1 in full.
Tho six persons elected were:—
Elizabeth Agombar, 19, Cordova Road.
Henry Book with, 62, Gosset Street.
Mary Goillau, 108, Warner Place.
Maria Haycock, 115, Coventry Street.
James Knellar, 3, Gawbor Stroet.
James Young, 19, Parniiter 8troot.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
The Quarterly Reports of the Public Analyst for the year ended
Lady-day, 1891, will bo found at page 33.
RE-NAMING AND RE-NUMBERING STREETS,
LIGHTING, SEWER WORK, AND ROAD WORK.
Particulars as to those are given in the Surveyor's Report.
SANITARY.
In April, Mr. John Foot was elected an Inspector, in succession
to Mr. Watts, resigned, as montioned in the last Report.
The pay of the Clerk in the Sanitary Department has been
raised to 26s. per week, and the salary of the Senior Inspector
Lapworth to £180 a year.
Some persons continued, after full notices, to permit the occupation
of cellar dwellings for sleeping rooms. The Vestry, on the