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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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5 FEBRUARY, 1890.
the future prevent the underground rooms being used as
sleeping apartments and that in the event of non-compliance
in any case, proceedings be taken before the Magistrate
against the offenders.
(6) That your Sanitary Inspectors brought up and read reports
for which your Committee beg to refer your Board to their
Report Books.
That having regard to the Reports of your Inspectors your
Committee resolved to recommend—That notices be served
upon the owners of the following houses and premises, requiring
them to perform the following works, viz. :
(a) Nos. 36 to 39, Toilet Street; 21, Salisbury Street—
To properly separate the down pipes of sinks, from direct
communication with the drains thereat.
(£) Nos. 36 to 39, Toilet Street; 27, 29, 31, LydiaStreet—
To properly repair the defective water supply apparatus to
closets thereat.
(c) Nos. 83 to 91, St. Peter's Street—
To abolish the old brick drains, and connect the drainage
of such houses with the sewer in St. Peter's Street.
(d) Nos. 17, 19, 20, 21, Salisbury Street; 1 to 10, Eaton
Place; 20, Lydia Street; 51, 53, 55, 63, 65, 30, 32, 34,
50, 52, 54, 78, Charles Street—
To provide dust bins, or galvanized iron perforated pails,
for the use of the tenants thereat.
(e) Nos. 18 to 21, Salisbury Street; 57, Settles Street;
22, 24, 26, 27, Lydia Street; 63, 65, Charles Street—
To properly pave the yards thereat.
(f) No. 19, Salisbury Street—
To repair plaster of staircase and ground floor front room.
(g) Nos. 19, 21, Salisbury Street; 27, Lydia Street; 8, 10,
Princes Street—
To properly cleanse and purify such houses.
(h) Nos. 57, Settles Street; 22, Grosvenor Street—
To properly trap the drains and sinks thereat.
(i) Nos. 25, Lydia Street; 7, 10, Princes Street; 142,
Skidmore Street—
To properly repair the defective drains thereat.
(j) Nos. 50, Smith Street; 3 to 73, 6 to 86, Charles
Street—
To provide proper water supply to the closets thereat.
(7) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last
meeting, the following works had been performed, viz: