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1856
Places
visited
continued
Letter
from the
Vestry of
Ratcliif
Tower
Hamlets
Cemetery
All the slaughter-houses were also reported on.
It appears that from February to June, 300 private dwellings
were inspected, besides a number of premises where various trades,
liable to be offensive, were carried on. And during the same year
a letter received from the Vestry of Ratcliff, led to the co-operation
of the Medical Officer for that district, with your own Medical
Officer, with reference to certain nuisances on the boundary of the
parishes, which were efficiently dealt with. A lengthened and
troublesome enquiry also was made into the origin of offensive
odours alleged to arise from the Tower Hamlets Cemetery, which
were subsequently traced to some operations of the Central Gas
Company. Four cases, where it was necessary to invoke the
powers of the law, were heard at Arbour Street Police Court.
Mortality
rate
No accurate figures relative to the mortality rates can be
given for this year, (1856) as no returns were furnished by the
Registrar to the Vestry until the beginning of the following year,
the first five weeks of which show the weekly average of deaths
as 33.
1857
During the year 1857 the Medical Umcer visited, at tne
request of the Sanitary Committee, or the Inspector, and reported
thereon.
Places
visited
Ivy and Francis Cottages, Glyn Road; Clayton's Cottages,
New Street; Johnson's Property, Regent's Street; Regent's Court;
Walmley's Factory ; Pugh's Factory, and Park Road.
WestWrd.
mortality
In all these cases nuisances were ordered to be removed, and
the sanitary condition improved. The West Ward was reported
on as being in a serious state, the mortality being five per cent.
during the first nine months of the year. Some cases of Cholera
were also reported, which were found however to be "English''
Cholera, and three cases of Typhus.
1853
Places
visited
Manure
works
During the year 1858, the following places were inspected,
a number of them being complained of as occasioning nuisances
from the business of pig keeping and the slaughtering of animals;
West Street, Old Church Road, Knight's premises, Grove Street,
Mulberry Tree, Stepney Green, Mapp's Row, New Street, West
Street, and Bow Common Lane. All slaughter-houses were again
visited and reported upon. Some offensive manure works having
resisted the Vestry's recommendation, recourse to legal measures
was threatened, with the effecft desired.
An instance occurred of a complaint being made which could
not be upheld.— It was that of a manufacturer of lake and chrome
yellow in Edward Street, which was ultimately dismissed on the
Medical Officer's recommendation.
1859
The records for the year 1859 are of a similar character to
those of 1858. Premises in John's Place, Gardner's Field, Vincent