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Mile End 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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In consequence of the increase in the population, and the
number and rateable value of houses in the North and East Wards,
it was in 1871 felt that the representation of the Hamlet was not
quite as it should be, and application was accordingly made to
the Metropolitan Board of Works to exercise the power given to
them by the Act, and to increase the number of Vestrymen, and to
re-arrange the representation.

An order was accordingly made by that Board as prayed, and the number of Vestrymen was increased to go, and the number to be elected by each Ward re-arranged and fixed as follows:—

Ward.No. of Vestrymen
North.18
East.18
Centre.21
South.18
West.15

Qualification
of
Vestryman.
The qualification for a Vestryman is a rental of £25, upon
which he is rated or assessed to the poor rate. The poor rate
assessment at £40 and upwards do not exceed one-sixth of the
whole number of such assessments.
Meetings.
In order to shew whether the Vestrymen of the Hamlet have
at all times attended to their duties, I submit a tabulated statement
shewing the number of Vestry and Committee meetings in each
year, and also shewing the highest, the lowest, and average attendance
at such Vestry meetings, and I think it proves incontestably
that the Vestrymen have not left the work of the parish to be
done by a few only.