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100 25 JUNE, 1890.
That he site has not been properly prepared for the
erection of a dwelling house.
The walls of the house are very damp.
The staircase is defective.
The cause of the complaint is the age of the house and
the original defective construction.
The remedy for the complaint contained in the report
of the Medical Officer of Health is to take up the floor
boards and joists, excavate the ground beneath, and to
lay a bed of concrete at least four inches in thickness over
the site. To insert a damp proof course, to replace the
flooring and joists, and to insert ventilation flues front
and back.
If these works be executed it will not in my opinion
be necessary to demolish the said house in order to
a/
remove the complaint contained in the said report of the
Medical Officer of Health.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) JNO. M. KNIGHT.
An Engineer appointed to report
on the said house under the
provisions of the said Act.
Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Vestry Hall, Bancroft Road, Mile End Road, E.
25th June, 1890.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
Re
58, Knott Street.
I have considered the report of the Medical Officer
of Health referred to me at your meeting held on the 11th
day of June, in respect of the house and premises known
as 58, Knott Street, under the provisions of the Artizans
and Labourers' Dwellings' Act, 1868.
The complaint contained in the said report of the
Medical Officer of Health is—
That the site has not been properly prepared for
the erection of a dwelling house.
The walls of the house are very damp.
The staircase is defective.
The cause of the complaint is the age of the house and
the original defective construction.
The remedy for the complaint contained in the report
of the Medical Officer of Health is to take up the floor
boards and joists, to excavate the ground beneath, and to
lay a bed of concrete at least four inches in thickness
over the site. To insert a damp-proof course. To re-