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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19 MARCH, 1890.
(j) Nos. 28 and 32, Knott Street—
To properly repair the water supply apparatus to closets
thereat.
(k) Nos. 34, Diggon Street; 8 to 12, 16, Baggallay
Street; 2 to 10, 12 to 17, Wilson Street; and 1 to 8,
Beaumont Street—
To separate the water supply for domestic purposes, from
that used for flushing the closets.
(l) Nos. 13, 14, 16, Baggallay Street; 18 to 22, Wilson
Street—
To separate the waste-pipes of sinks from direct communication
with the drains thereat.
(m) No. 8, West Arbour Street—
To separate the stack-pipe in rear of house from direct
communication with the drain thereat.
(n) Nos. 46, Cadiz Street; 34, Diggon Street—
To properly trap the drains and sinks thereat.
(o) Nos. 5, Cadiz Street; 9, 10, 12 to 14, Baggallay
Street; 30 and 32, Bale Street—
To properly pave the yards thereof.
(p) Nos. 8 to 11, Baggallay Street; 12 to 17, Wilson
Street—
To provide proper receptacles for the dust.
(q) No. 50, Varden Street—
To remove cause of dampness in walls of basement.
(r) Gateway and premises adjoining No. 50, Varden
Street—
To properly pave the yard, and remove nuisance caused by
leaking waterbutt and pipe thereto.
(8) That Mr. Cox, your Inspector under the Adulteration of
Food, &c. Acts, submitted ten certificates of your Analyst,
certifying as follows:
2 samples of Milk,
1 sample „
1 „ „
1 „ „
1 „ „
3 samples of Butter
1 sample „
genuine.
poor.
excessively poor.
very poor, but cannot certify
it being adulterated.
admixed with about 15 per
cent. of added water.
genuine.
said to be margarine.
19 MARCH, 1890.
Labour on roads | £1,700 |
Tools | 25 |
Road materials—flint, hoggin, and granite | 600 |
Lime and cement | 25 |
New paving | 1,000 |
Fuel for roller | 20 |
Smith's work | 110 |
Oil and candles | 25 |
Plumber | 15 |
Gas for establishment | 16 |
£3,536 | |
lighting. | |
Lighting for public lamps | £1,820 |
New lamp posts | 45 |