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up; several manufacturing nuisances abolished; slaughter-houses
and cow-sheds inspected.
In 1873 many unhealthy houses were reported upon in Plummer's-row,
Baker-street, New-street, Globe-road, &c. Enteric
fever was very prevalent. A special report in this matter was
prepared, and instructions printed for the public guidance. A
number of factories were again inspected, and the East London
water reported upon as not up to the standard of other water
companies.
1873
Places
visited
Enteric
fever
East London
Water
Company
This year was marked by a scarlet fever epidemic, for the
repression of which co-operation was sought with the London
School Board. Trade nuisances were abated in a number of cases,
and premises and dwellings were inspected in Plummer's-row,
Baker-street, New-street, Globe-road, Old Church-road, Stepneygreen,
Bale-street, Ben Jonson-road, White Horse-lane, Johnstreet,
Mulberry-gardens, York-terrace, Regent's-road, and Mile
End-road. Reports occur upon the water supply, and cow-sheds,
and slaughter-houses.
1874
Scarlet
fever
Places
visited
Reports
The year 1875 presents no salient features, the work of the
department proceeding in its usual course. Inspection was made
and reports drawn up, re complaints respecting Holy Trinity
Churchyard, ditto some piggeries near the South Grove Board
School, ditto some feather dressing works in the Commercial-road,
and in a number of instances proceedings were taken under the
Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act. All the cow-sheds and
slaughter-houses were inspected, and visits were paid in Turner'sroad,
Upper York-place, James-street, Essex-street, Ben Jonsonroad,
Hertford-street, York-street, Russell-street, Nelson-street,
and Mile End Road.
1875
HolyTrinityChurch
Yard
Piggeries
Artizans',
&c.,Dwellings
Act
Places
visited
Reports upon small-pox, vaccination, and scarlet fever, occur
in this year's record, and many cases were removed to the Hospital
upon the Medical Officer's certificate, and the Asylum's Board was
asked to co-operate with the Board of Guardians.
1876
Small pox
&c.
Among other places visited, independently of special calls to
houses infected, were New-street, St. Thomas'-road, Dempseystreet,
Brunswick-place, Greenfield-street, Charles-street, Princes
street, Burdett-road, Wilson-street, Canal-road, Railway-place,
Longfellow-road, and Joseph-street. Numerous cases of overcrowding
occurred in this year's records, and nuisances arising
from offensive trades.
Places
visited
Overcrowding
This year's records contain a number of reports upon the
prevalence of small-pox, scarlet fever, and typhoid fever, which
occasioned special enquiries, and the suppression of over-crowding
1877
Smallpox,
&c.