Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The Quarterly Reports of the Public Analyst for the year
ended Lady-day, 1892, will be found at page 44.
RE-NAMING AND RE-NUMBERING STREETS,
LIGHTING, SEWER WORK, AND ROAD WORK.
Particulars as to theso will be found in the Surveyor's Report.
COMPOSITION RATE.
A copy of Mr. Churchwarden Staines' Account is on page 53.
The account was referred to the Finance Committee for audit, and
as audited was received and approved by the Vestry.
A vote of thanks was given to Mr. Staines for his services during
his year of office as Upper Warden.
A Composition Rate at three farthings in the pound was resolved
on on the 21st July, and signed and scaled on the 20th October.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Notice was given by the County of London Electric Lighting
Company of their intention to apply, on or before the 21st
December, for a Provisional Order for supplying Electric energy
in the Parish, but no steps wore taken in pursuance of the
notice.
MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
The duty of providing a sufficient Mortuary is, by the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, imposed on the Vestry; but the
duty of providing a Coroner's Court and a place for holding inquests
in cast upon the London County Council.
CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY TIIE VESTRY
Date. | with | FOB |
---|---|---|
1892. | Mr/. H. crane | Scavenging, Dusting, and Watering (District No. 1), £2368. |
,, | Mr. W. E. Stevens | Scavenging, Dusting, and Watering (Districts Nos. 2 and 3), £4750. |
,, | Messrs. Rendall | One Material Cart, for £22. |
June | Mr. T. Blyth | Drain Pipes, Lime, &c. |
,, | Mr. H. Whitmore | Horse Fodder. |
,, | Mr. C. Thomerson | Plumbers' Work, at a Schedule of Prices. |
,, | Mr. Henry Crane | Jobbing Cartage, at Schedule of Prices. |
July | Mr. William Griffiths | Paving North Passage, at 9s. 8d. per yard. |
,, | Mr. J. Etridge, Jun | 1 Freight Stock Bricks, at 37s. 6d. per 1000. |
September .. | Messrs. Sergeant, Longstaff | House Coals, at 19s. per ton; Steam Coal, at 18s. per ton. |
,, | Mr. H. Crane | Thames Ballast, at 4s. 5d. per yard. |
October 11th | Messrs. Jukes, Coulson & Co. | 100 Gully Gratings, 50 Lamp Posts, and 30 Manhole Covers, at £5 14s. ll½d. per ton. |
,, | Ditto. | 500 Galvanized Iron Dust Pails, at £61 17s. 6d. |
,, | Mr. H. J. Skelton | 15 Side Entrances, at £1 12s. each. |
November .. | Mr. J. Tyrie | Brooms, at £19 4s. per gross. |
,, | Messrs. clark & hunt | Shovels, at £1 0s. 6d. per dozen. |
1893. January | Messrs. Stevens & Son | Hoggin, at 5s. 3d per yard. |