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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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Watering.
During the year the water carts and waggons were
employed 95 days, at a cost of £691 2s. 6d. for horses
and drivers, and of £341 3s. 6d. for 8,528,000 gallons
of water, supplied by the East London Water Works.
The following Tables will shew the cost of horse-hire
and materials for the past year, also that of the two
preceding years.
Lighting.
The lighting of this Hamlet is done by the Commercial
Gas Company, who light 819 lamps. The cost for
the year has been £3,524 l1s. 4d.
Seavers.
121 houses were connected with the sewers of the
Hamlet during the year.
ROAD MATERIALS.
| Year ending March, 1873. | Year ending March, 1874. | Year ending March, 1875. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards. | £ | s. | d. | Yards. | £ | s. | d. | Yards. | £ | s. | d. |
| 1704 Gravel | 326 | 12 | 0 | 2587 Gravel | 495 | 16 | 10 | 1192 Gravel | 228 | 9 | 4 |
| 1704 Gravel, from the Commercial Road, Burdett Road and Grove Road. | 1035 Gravel, from the Mile End Road, and White Horse Lane. | 1621 Granite | 1099 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 2125 Granite | 1462 | 8 | 6 | 1726 Granite | 1279 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| £1789 | 0 | 6 | £1774 | 19 | o | £1328 | 0 | 4 | |||
This last sewer was laid in William Street, New
Road, and the cost was £232 17s. 2d.
The other sewers were all laid at the cost of the
owners of White's Estate.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. M. KNIGHT,
Surveyor.