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17 DECEMBER, 1890.
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That your Surveyor reported that he had received notice
from Mr. W . H. Chaney of his intention to drain fifteen houses
and premises on the East side of Bedford Street, as shown on
accompanying plan, into the sewer, and that on behalf of
your Board he had given such directions with respect to the
same as appear in his books and the plan submitted.
Your Committee approved of his proceedings and submit
same for confirmation by your Board.
(2) That your Committee pursuant to the reference of your
Board considered the complaint of a nuisance at the corner of
Rectory Square and having inspected the place referred to
resolved to recommend—That a urinal to accommodate four
persons be erected at the entrance to Rectory Square, the
estimated cost being £65.
(3) That your Committee considered a letter of the 12th ult.,
from Mr. R. H. Winter, calling attention to a nuisance at the
corner of Harlow Place, Mile End Road, and your Committee
having inspected the place referred to, resolved to recommend
—That a urinal to accommodate six persons be erected at
the corner of Harlow Place, Mile End Road, the estimated
cost being £79.
(4) That your Medical Officer of Health brought up and read a
Report for which your Committee beg to refer your Board to
his Report Book.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows :
"During the three weeks ending November 29th the
" number of Births was 223 : the number of Deaths from
" all causes was 177; 108 occurring in the Eastern district,
" 51 in the Western district, and 18 in the outlying Institutions,
giving a death-rate equal to 25.9 per 1,000 per
"annum: that of the Metropolis being 19.4 for the same
" period."
(5) That your Inspectors of Nuisances brought up and read
Reports "for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to their Report Books.
That having regard to the Reports of your Medical Officer
and Inspectors your Committee resolved to recommend—That
notices be served upon the owners of the following houses and
premises, requiring them to perform the following works, viz.:
(a) Nos. 24 to 28, 38 to 44, 50, 54, 56, 62 to 66, 128 to
142, Harford Street; 27, Lawton Road; 1 to 23, 27
to 41, Varden Street; and 92, Jubilee Street
To provide water supply to the closets thereat.
(b) Nos. 8 to 20, 34, 70 to 94, Harford Street; 87,
Clinton Road; and 23, Varden Street—
To disconnect the water supply for domestic purposes from
that used for flushing the closets thereat.