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.
(d) Nos. 32, 33, 34, 36 and 38, Argyle Road—
To separate the water supply for domestic purposes from
the cisterns which supply the closets.
(e) No. 17, Frimley Street—
To cleanse the house.
(f) No. 23, Frimley Street; 167, Jubilee Street; 82,
Rutland Street; and 133, Stepney Green—
To pave the yards thereat.
(g) No. 23, Frimley Street; and 167, Jubilee Street—
To provide dust bins or galvanised iron perforated pails for
the use of the tenants thereat.
(h) No. 24, Frimley Street—
To cleanse passage and staircase.
(i) No. 167, Jubilee Street—
To cleanse staircase walls.
(7) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last
meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
East.
West.
Total.
Water supply provided to closets
39
47
86
Yards paved
12
7
19
Receptacles for dust provided
8
9
17
Water supply for domestic purposes,
separated from the cistern which
supplies the closet
20
0
20
Houses cleansed
10
0
10
Houses disinfected -
11
30
41
Drains cleansed -
5
10
15
Offensive accumulations removed
0
1
1
(alfred druitt.
Signed t. g. livermore.
(g. f. burge.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved
That the report be received.
Resolved that it be considered seratim.
estimate for the half year.
After several items had been separately considered, it was
moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved—
That the Estimate be adopted.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved—
That the remainder of the report be adopted, and it was
resolved accordingly.
VII. The Report of the Committee for Dusting and Cleansing
was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee for Dusting and Cleansing.
Wednesday, 25th September, 1889.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Monday
the 16th day of September inst., there being present Messrs.