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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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5 FEBRUARY, 1890.
| East. | West. Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Water supply provided to closets Ditto separated from cisterns | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| which supply the closets | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yards paved | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Receptacles for dust provided | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Drains cleansed | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Drain flushed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drains tested | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Old drains abolished and new drains constructed | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Houses disinfected | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Houses cleansed | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Signedj | ALFRED DRUITT. T. G. LIVERMORE. CHARLES BIRKS. | ||