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22 JANUARY, 1890.
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To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 3.
For Drainage, Sewerage and Nuisances.
Wednesday, 22th January, 1890.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesday
the 15th day of January, inst., there being present Messrs.
T. J. Smith, A. Druitt, Dinn, Livermore, E. Kemp, Coker,
and Burge.
(1) That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
That your Surveyor reported that he had received notices
from the following persons of their intention to drain the
following houses and premises into the sewers, viz :
Mr. A. Wearing, 1, Richardson Street.
„ W. Sims, 63 to 84, St. Peter's Street.
„ T. Storell, 53 to 61, „
„ W. Finch, 5 to 39, Bromehead Street.
„ J. Hooper, 2a, Mulberry Street,
and that on behalf of your Board he had given such directions
with respect to the same as appear by his books and the
plans submitted.
Your Committee approved of his proceedings and submit
same for confirmation by your Board.
(2) 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.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows :
"During the two weeks ending January 5th, the num"ber
of Births was 161 : the number of Deaths from all
"causes was 132, 46 occurring in the Western and 86 in
"the Eastern district, giving a death-rate of 29.4 per 1000
"per annum: that of the Metropolis being 24.1 for the
"same period.
"I may mention that during the week ending January
"5th, there was a great increase in the deaths from
"Bronchial affections, no less than 52 deaths taking place
"from diseases of the lungs, out of this number 19 were
"over sixty years of age."
Your Committe resolved to recommend— That the same be
received.
(3) That your Medical Officer pursuant to the instructions of
your Board, presented a report upon the sanitary condition
of the School Board Schools in the Hamlet, to which report
your Committee beg to refer your Board.
That your Committee resolved to recommend— That a
Copy of such Report be sent to the School Board for London.
(4) That your Sanitary Inspectors brought up and read reports
for which your Committee beg to refer your Board to their
Report Books.