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Street, Grove Street, Plummer's Row, Bow Common Lane, York
Place, New Road, East Street, and Mulberry Court were inspected,
and many nuisances reported on and dealt with. Many cesspools
were abolished, and one well disused.
Places
visited
During the year 1860 there were inspected dwellings and
factories in John's Place, Pedley's Orchard, Windsor Terrace,
York Place, Bischoff's premises, Bow Common Lane, Assembly
Row, Essex Street, Small and Austin's Works, Bow Common
Lane, Huggin's Factory, Dempsey Street,— several of these
more than once. Most of these cases were of defective drainage,
and want of sanitary arrangements, while some had to do with
offensive trades. All the slaughter-houses were visited.
Cesspools
1860
Places
visited
Defective
drainage
The year 1861 presents much the same sort of records as its
predecessor. Westlake's and Pugh's premises, Bow Common
Lane, Wilson's and Fletcher's in Jubilee Street, two cases
of pig keeping in Devonshire Street, Molloy's Pickle Factory
in Sidney Street, and some cases of bad drainage in Lincoln Street,
South Grove, &c., occur in the reports, with records of improvements,
and nusiances abolished or abated.
1861
Places
visited
In 1862, visits were paid to Princes Street, Commodore
Terrace, Ton's blood boiling premises, Bow Common Lane,
Rigby's, Mile End Road, the "Three Mackerel" public house, the
Canal Road, Austin's, Bow Common Lane, eighteen houses in
Beaumont Square, Pugh's premises, Johnson's ditto, Canal Road,
together with all the cow-houses and slaughter-houses. The
Medical Officer attending at the Sessions House, to oppose the
granting of a cow-house license to a cow-keeper who had neglected
to make required alterations.
1862
Places
visited
Cow
license
During 1863, the Medical Officer inspected Wilson and
Fletcher's works, Johnson's grain drying works, and a number of
piggeries, one of the owners of which was fined for refusing to
comply with the legal conditions of his business. In other cases
the piggeries were closed. Cases of over-crowding and defective
drainage were reported from White Horse Lane, Mile End Place,
and Silver Street, &c. One hundred and five bakeries were visited.
1863
Places
visited
Piggeries
During 1864 visits were paid, re defective drainage and water
supply, to Rodney Terrace, Heath Street, Fair Street, White
Horse Lane, Baker's manure works, York Street School, Johnson's
premises, Canal Road, Ton's blood boiling works, Union Place,
James Street, Railway Place, Austin's premises, Bow Common
Lane,—in many instances more than once. Several summonses
were issued tor pig keeping. 70 applicants sent notice of their
intention to seek licenses for cow-sheds and slaughter-houses, and
all their premises were examined, 23 being found defective, and
required to be put in order.
Bakeries
1864
Cowsheds