Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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15 SEPT., 1889.
(2) That your Surveyor submitted and your Committee
considered an Estimate for the half year ending Lady Day
next, as follows, and beg to submit same for adoption by your
Board.
Labour £220
Jobbing work 400
Gully grates 30
Disinfectants 50
Works of reparation and reconstruction (not
including Commercial Road Sewer) 300
Water for flushing 150
Oil and candles 20
Tools 20
Sewer men's garments 15
Disinfecting 100
Notifications of infectious diseases from medical
practitioners 50
£1,355
(3) That your Medical Officer of Health brought up and read a
Report for which your Committee beg to refer your Board to
his Report Book.
(4) That your Medical Officer reported as follows:—
"During the seven weeks ending September 7th, the
"number of Births was 508. The number of Deaths from
"all causes was 242; 105 males and 137 females, giving a
"death-rate of 15.4 per 1,000 per annum: that of the
"Metropolis being 16.3 for the same period."
(5) That your Sanitary Inspectors brought up and read reports,
for which your Committee beg to refer your Board to their
Report Books.
(6) That having regard to such reports your Committee resolved
to recommend—That notices be served upon the owners of
the following houses and premises in
Argyle Road Varden Street
Frimley Street Rutland Street
Jubilee Street Stepney Green
Fair Street and Dempsey Street
requiring them to perform the following works, viz.:
(a) Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4, Argyle Road—
To separate the down pipes from sinks from drains thereat.
(b) Nos. 7 and 8, Argyle Road; 87, 89, 95, 97, 101 to
105, 115 to 139, 141, 145, 149, 153 to 163, 167, 169,
177, 181 to 193, Jubilee Street; 57, Fair Street;
45, Varden Street; 15 and 95, Dempsey Street—
To provide water supply to the closets thereat.
(c) Nos. 11, 30 and 31, Argyle Road; 15, 23 and 10
Frimley Street—
To provide traps to the sinks thereat.