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Mile End 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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14A
3 APRIL, 1889.
(c) No. 48, Globe Road—
To repair the drain and pave the yard thereat.
(5) That your Sub-Inspector reported that since the last meeting
the following works had been performed, viz. :
West.
Water supplies to closets 37
Yards paved 11
Receptacles for dust provided 21
Drains trapped 2
Drains cleansed 6
Houses disinfected 5
New pans to closets 2
(6) That your Medical Officer of Health reported as follows:
"Mr. Cox seized a number—38 cases of oranges all of
"which were decomposed and unfit for consumption.
"I gave a certificate to that effect."
That your Committee approved of such proceedings.
(7) That Mr. Cox your Inspector under the Food and Drugs'
Act submitted 7 certificates of your Analyst of the results of
the analyses as follows:
1 Milk, adulterated with 25 per cent. of added water.
1 „ „ „ 8 „ „
2 Milks genuine.
1 Pepper very suspicious
1 „ genuine
1 Coffee „
That your Committee, resolved to recommend—That proceedings
be taken against the person who sold the Milk
adulterated 25 per cent. and that the person who sold the
milk adulterated 8 per cent. be cautioned.
(8) That your Medical Officer reported as follows:
"With reference to the letter referred to this Com"mittee
by the Vestry from No. 25, Leopold Street,
"which stated that cases of infectious disease were
"brought next door from Dr. Barnardo's homes, on
"visiting these premises I found that No. 26 is a cottage
"which is being used as an Infirmary for Measles and
"Whooping Cough only in connection with Dr. Barnardo's
"Homes."
"The clothing from these cases is at once disinfected
"and taken to their own laundry."
(9) That having regard to the Report of your Sub-Inspector your
Committee resolved to recommend—
That notice be served upon Mr. Base requiring him to
discontinue keeping pigs on premises at Allars Road.
(10) That the Chairman of the Vestry do sign the usual notice
authorising your Sub-Sanitary Inspector to take proceedings
before the Magistrate in reference to the
stoppage of the drains at Nos. 53 to 61, Old Church Road.
Signed
geo. coker.
j. d. kemp.
e. g. dinn.