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Mile End 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

Published
1891
Pages
359
Tables
96

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    The tenders were then opened as follows:
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    2 APRIL, 1890. Financial Statement, Thursday, 27th March, 1890.
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved, which your Committee recommend for payment, viz:
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    (6) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
    East.West.Total.
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    2 APRIL, 1890. apportioned amongst the owners of houses forming such street (place) and the owners of land bounding or abutting on the same, 111 the manner following. That is to say:
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    That is to say:
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    2 APRIL, 1890.
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    (1) That your Clerk submitted a Financial Statement a copy of which is as follows:
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved, which your Committee recommend for payment, viz:
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    23 APRIL, 1890.
    East.West.Total.
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    (5) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
    East.West.Total.
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    (6) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting* the following works had been performed, viz. :
    East.West.Total.
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    That your Committee examined samples and considered tenders for the supply of Oats as follows:
    All at 40 lbs.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.
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    Financial Statement, Thursday, 3rd July, 1890.
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    (2) That Your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for Payment, viz.:
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    Continued from previous page...
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    That your Committee resolved to recommend—lhat a cheque as follows be drawn re “ Harford Street Improvement “ :
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    (6) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz. :
    East.West.Total.
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    (2) That at a previous meeting your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    That your Committee resolved to recommend—That cheques be drawn for the usual monthly salaries as follows:
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    Present mr. churchwarden r. kemp in the Chair.
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    (2) That at a previous meeting your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    24 SEPTEMBER, 1890.
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    That your Committee resolved to recommend—That a cheque for £ 1,920 be drawn in favour of the London County Council for instalments off following loans, due Ist prox., viz.:
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    SALARIES.
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    24 SEPTEMBER, 1890. RENTS.
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    24 SEPTEMBER, 1890.
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    24 SEPTEMBER, 1890.
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    (10) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz. :
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    That your Surveyor submitted and your Committee considered an estimate for the half year ending Lady-day next as follows, and beg to submit same for adoption by your Board:
  • Page 159
    24 SEPTEMBER, 1890. (2) Pursuant to the authority of your Board your Committee invited and considered tenders for the supply and delivery of Oats as follows:
    All at 40 lbs. natural.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.
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    Present— mr. churchwarden r. kemp in the Chair.
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    (1) That your Clerk submitted a Financial Statement a copy of which is as follows: Financial Statement, Wednesday, 8th October, 1890.
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    8 OCTOBER, 1890.
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    (3) That your Clerk submitted and your Committee considered an Estimate of the amounts required by the Vestry for the half year ending Lady-day next, which was as follows:
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    At a Meeting of the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town, held at the Vestry Hall, Bancroft Road, on Wednesday, the 22nd day of October, 1890. Present-
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    (2) That Your Clerk submitted the following Amounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    22 OCTOBER, 1890.
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    That your committee examined sample and considered tenders tenders for the supply of Oats as follows:
    All at 40 lbs.
    r Xo. r.Xo. 2.No. 3.No. 4.
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    (2) That your Committee examined samples and considered tenders for supply of Fodder as follows:
    Clover.Hay.Straw.
    Best Cut.Wheat.Oat.
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    The tenders were then opened as follows:
    Taking up and re-laying, &c., at per yard super.Taking up, redressing, &c., at per yard super.New Guernsey Pitching at per yard super.Concrete at per yard cube.Excava-ting and Carting away at per yard cube.
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    (1) That your Clerk submitted a Financial Statement a copy of which is as follows:
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    (9) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last report, the following works had been performed, viz.:
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    Tenders were then opened for Veterinary Attendance and Shoeing the Vestry's horses as follows :
    Shoeing, Vterinary Attndnce. and Medicine per horse per annumRoughing per set.Leather soles per pair.EXAMINING.
    If only-one purchased at per horseIf more than one purchased at per horse.
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    26 NOVEMBER, 1890.
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    (2) That your Committee resolved to recommend—That a cheque be drawn in favour of Mr. A. Baxter (Supt. of Labour) for salary as follows
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    (6) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last report, the following works had been performed, viz.:
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    LIME AND CEMENT. Tenders were then opened for the supply of Lime and Cement as follows:
    Portland Cement.Stone Lime.Ground Lime.Lias Lime.
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    That your Committee resolved to recommend—That a cheque for £318 14s. be drawn in favour of the London County Council for one quarter's interest on following loans, due 1st prox., viz.:
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    SALARIES.
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    Financial Statement, Friday, 2nd January, 1891.
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Present—mr. churchwarden r. kemp in the Chair.
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    Financial Statement, Thursday, 15th January, 1891.
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    21 January, 1891.
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    (2) Th at your Clerk at a previous meeting submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved, which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
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    4 MARCH, 1891.
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    (2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts duly certified and approved, which your Committee recommend or payment, viz.:
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    18 MARCH, 1891.
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    That your Committee resolved to recommend—That the following cheques for salaries, &c., be drawn, viz.:
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    18 MARCH, 1891.
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    (4) That your Clerk submitted and your Committee considered an Estimate for the half year ending Michaelmas-Day next, as follows, and which your Committee recommend for adoption by your Board:
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    (1) That your Surveyor submitted, and your Committee considered an Estimate for the half year ending Michaelmas-Day next as follows, and which your Committee recommend for adoption by your Board:
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    18 MARCH, 1891.
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    18 MARCH, 1891. (1) That your Surveyor submitted and your Committee considered an Estimate for the half year ending Michaelmas Day next as follow, and which your Committee recommend for adoption:
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    abstract of accounts, 1890-91,
    Receipts.fo. ref.£s.d.Expenditure.fo. ref.£s.d.
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    General Purposes A ccount— Continued.
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.fo .ref.£s.d.
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    G eneral P urposes A ccount—Continued.
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.fo ref.£s.d
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    308 G eneral P urposes A ccount— Continued.
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.fo. ref.. £s.d.
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    G eneral P urposes A ccount— Continued.
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.fo. ref.£s.d.
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    Lighting Account.
    Receipts.fo. ref.£s.d.Expenditure.fo. ref.£s.d.
  • Page 320 321
    sewers Account.
    Receipts.fo.ref.£s.d.Expenditure.fo. ref.£s.d.
  • Page 322 323
    General Purposes Account.
    Liabilities.£s.d.Assets.£5.d.
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    G eneral P urposes A ccount— Continued.
    Liabilities.£s.d.Assets.£s.d.
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    S pecial L iabilities.
    fo. ref.£s.d.
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    Lighting Account.
    Liabilities.£s.d.Assets.£s.d.
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    Sewers Account.
    Liabilities.£s.d.Assets.£s.d.
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    L ist of C ontracts entered into during the Y ear ended 25th M arch, 1891.
    Date.Names of Contractors. 1Nature of Contracts.Amount paid or to he paid to the Contraetors.
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    List of Contracts entered into during the year ended 25th March, 1891 —Continued.
    Date.Names of Contractors.Nature of Contracts.Amounts paid or to be paid to the Contractors.
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    HORSE KEEPING.
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    The following tables will show the cost of Road Watering, Repairs, Scavenging and Removal of Dust for the past three years: ROAD WATERING.
    1889.1890.1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    ROAD REPAIRS.
    1889.1890.1891.
    Yards.£s.d.Yards.£s.d.Yards.£s.d.
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    DRAWING MATERIALS AND SCAVENGING.
    1889.1890.1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    SNOW. The cost of removing the Snow during the past winter:
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    REMOVAL OF DUST. The quantity of refuse collected from houses by your carts and men during the year was 15 ,443 loads, being 557 loads more than were collected in 1889-90. Table Shelving Cost for past Three Years.
    1889.1890.1891.
    £5.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    I he total cost of disposing of the Refuse was as follows :
    £s.d.
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    Table I. COMPARISON OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN SUCCESSIVE YEARS.
    Years.Births.Birth-rate per 1,000 inhabitants.Deaths from all causes.Death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants.
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    RETURNS OF MORTALITY BELONGING TO THE HAMLET OF MILE END OLD TOWN. TABLE II. Deaths occurring in the Hamlet including those in the Workhouse and excluding those of Deaths occurring in the outlying Institutions including those in the Extra Metropolitan Asylums. the City of London.
    DISEASES.Quarter ending March. AGES.Quarter ending June. AGES.Quarter ending September. AGES.Quarter ending Jan. 3rd, 1891. AGES.Quarter ending March, 1890. AGES.Quarter ending June. AGES.Quarter ending September. AGES.Quarter ending Jan. 3rd, 1891. AGES.Totals. AGES.
    0 11 55 1515 3030 6060 901 01 55 1515 3030 6060 900 11 55 1515 3030 6060 900 51 55 1515 3030 6060 900 11 55 1515 3030 6060 900 11 55 1515 3030 6060 900 11 55 1515 3030 6060 900 11 55 1515 3030 6060 900 11 55 1515 3030 6060 90
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    T able III. Shewing the number of Deaths Registered during the past Five years from the principal infectious diseases including Diarrhoea.
    Disease*.1886-7.1887-8.1888-9.1889.1800.
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    Cases of Infectious Disease notified to the several Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health, under the provisions of the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889, in the 53 Weeks ended Saturday, Jan. 3rd, 1891.
    Name of District.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas. 1Croup.Cholera.Total.Population in 1881.
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    PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT Of houses reported to the Committee by the Medical Officer of Health as being dangerous or injurious to health, so as to be unfit for human habitation.
    Situation of Property.Date of representation.Nature of representation.Order of Committee to make same habitable.State of Premises on December 31st, 1890.
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