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 Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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October 6th. Ordinary Report and re Scarlet Fever and Typhoid.
October 20th.—Ordinary Report and re Scarlet Fever in Schools ; letter
from Home Office respecting Burial Places.
November 10th.—Ordinary Report and re Small Pox and Typhoid ;
re Second-hand Clothes.
November 24th.—Ordinary Report and Scarlet Fever—circular letter
to Medical Practitioners, re Small Pox, re Asylums Board.
December 8th.—Ordinary Report and re Fried Fish Shop, Sydney Street.
1880.
January 5th.—Ordinary Report and re Poor Law Act, 1879, as to
Hospital Accommodation for Non-pauper Patients—
enquiries made to Limehouse, Whitechapel, and Poplar
Boards of Guardians.
January 19th.—Ordinary Report.
January 26th.—Special Report, re Non-pauper Hospitals with special
recommendations.
February 16th.—Ordinary Report.
March 1st.—Ordinary Report and rt School-room, 28, New Road.
March 15th.—Ordinary Report and re Ambulances.
Sanitary Inspector's Report of Works executed
during the year, 1879—80.
Houses and premises connected with sewers, &c 73
Old drains abolished 41
Closets cleansed and repaved 56
Houses cleansed, &c 70
Houses disinfected in consequence of infectious diseases having
occurred therein 141
Number of articles of clothing, &c., disinfected 506
Drains cleansed and repaired 182
Water supply provided 13
New closets provided 12
Accumulations of offensive matter removed from different premises 36
Premises from which pigs were removed 12
Defective paving repaired in yards of houses 38
Old wells abolished 2
Sinks and water supply disconnected from closets 36