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Artizans' and Lacourers' Dwellings Act, 1868.
The Medical Officer has reported, under the provisions of this
Act, upon sixteen separate-occasions, in respect of the following
dwellings, viz.:—
Artizans'
and
labourers'
dwellings
Act, 1868
Nos. 1 to 10, Eaton-place, White Horse-lane.
„ 1 to 4, Cottage-place, Lady Lake's-grove.
„ 1 to 9, Upper York-place.
„ 1 to 10, Cottage-court, Hayfield-passage.
No. 62, Greenfield-street
Nos. 2 and 3, Bridge-street; Nos. 3 and 4, Little Bridgestreet;
and Nos. 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17, Ben
road.
„ 33 and 35, Plummers-row.
„ 1 to 9, Upper York-place, and 100, Harford-street.
No. 1, Ben Jonson-road.
Nos. 1 to 6, Regent's-court, and 54 and 56, Maplin-street.
„ 1 to 9, Upper York-place; and 100 and 102, Harford-
street, and 14 to 17 Pedley's-orchard.
„ 1 to 6, Weighbridge-place.
„ 14 to 17, Pedley's-orchard.
„ 1 to 13 and 18 to 24, Pedley's-orchard.
And Nos. 1 to 3, leading thereto.
In all these cases the Medical Officer's reports were referred
to the Surveyor to the Vestry, according to the terms of the Act,
and his recommendations have been generally ultimately carried
out.
Recommendati'n
enforced
by Vestry
The Sanitary Committee have made 131 special surveys during
the 26 years of this Summary Report, and have held 504 ordinary
meetings. A Mortality Table is appended, shewing the good
results which have accrued from the work of the local authority in
this department.
Sanitary
committee
work
In concluding this much-condensed statement of the work
done by the Medical Officer's department of the Hamlet, it would
be unfair not to acknowledge the great advantage to the public
health which has arisen from the action of the Metropolitan Board
of Works in the matter, especially of the main drainage, and the
share the Hamlet has had in this and other general metropolitan
improvements. While this, however, is willingly conceded, as
being indeed undeniable, your Medical Officer begs to avail himself
of the opportunity this Report affords him of bearing hearty
testimony to the readiness which has marked the reception of his
varied and numerous recommendations to the local authority, in