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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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19 FEBRUARY, 1890.
The motion was submitted to a show of hands and there were
In favor - - 18 votes
Against - - 12 „
The Chairman declared it carried.
The meeting then separated.
Signed
ROWLAND HIRST.
ALFRED FURNESS.
(7) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz. :
| East. | West. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water supply provided to closets | 17 | 47 | 64 |
| Yards paved - | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Receptacles for dust provided | 10 | 17 | |
| Houses cleansed - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Houses disinfected - | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Waste pipes of sinks separated from drains | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Drains cleansed - | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Drains tested | 0 | 1 | 1 |