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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23 OCTOBER, 1889.
East.
West.
Total.
Water supply provided to closets
14
27
41
Water supply for domestic purposes,
separated from the cisterns which
supply the closets
7
0
7
Yards paved
4
13
17
Receptacles for dust provided
7
7
14
Drains cleansed
4
4
8
„ trapped
0
2
2
„ tested
0
2
2
Houses cleansed
10
0
10
Houses disinfected
5
17
22
Signed
alfred druitt.
alfred lloyd.
charles birks.
Moved by Mr. Burge seconded by Mr. E. Kemp and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Cushen seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved
—That the Report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.
XI. The Report of Special Committee of whole Board,
Re " Harford Street Improvement," was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Special Committee of whole Board.
Re "Harford Street Improvement."
Wednesday, 23rd October, 1889.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesday,
the 16th day of October inst., there being present
Messrs. R. Kemp, A. Druitt, Henley, J. Druitt, Dinn, Lacey,
J. Brown, Lloyd, Livermore, T. Cook, Birks, Lyons, Ludbrook,
W. A. Kemp, Proops, Mardorf, Taylor, Bandey, and Furness.
That your Surveyor reported that Mr. Tatum had not fully
carried out his contract with the Vestry, and your Committee
resolved to recommend—That Mr. Tatum the contractor for
pulling down the houses on the site of the Harford Street
Improvement, be required forthwith to cart away the Brick
rubbish which has not been removed, pursuant to the terms
of his contract, and that in case of his making default in so
doing, the Surveyor be authorised to have the same carted
away and that your Committee be authorised to take such
proceedings against the contractor to recover the cost, as they
may think advisable.
Signed
alfred furness.
john taylor.
charles lacey.
Moved by Mr. Cushen seconded by Mr. Calton and resolved
—That the report be received.
Moved by Mr. Cushen seconded by Mr. Lacey and resolved
—That the report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.