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Mile End 1890

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

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21 JANUARY, 1891.
(7) That your Committee resolved to recommend—That proceedings
be taken against the owners of such of the houses
and premises who fail to carry out the orders of your Board
for performance of sanitary works thereat within fourteen
days from the service of the notice, and that the Chairman
sign the necessary orders in each particular case, empowering
the Inspector of Nuisances for the district in which the
premises are situate to make complaints and take proceedings
on behalf of the Vestry.
(8) That Mr. Cox, Sanitary Inspector, reported as follows:
"I also beg to report that in consequence of the notice
"of the Vestry as to the performance of certain sanitary
"works at 19, Knott Street not having been complied
"with, I took out a summons against the owner of the
"premises.
"The case was conducted by your Clerk, and after
"hearing the evidence of myself and your Medical
"Officer, the Magistrate made an order with costs re"quiring
the owner to perform the necessary works
"within fourteen days."
(9) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last
meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
Number of houses inspected 118
Notices served for sanitary works 102
Water supply provided to closets 24.
Drains cleansed 7
Drain flushed 1
Houses disinfected 7
Proceedings taken under Sanitary Acts 1
charles birks.
Signed e. kemp.
t. g. livermore.
geo. coker.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. E. Kemp and
resolved—That the Report be received.
Resolved—That it be considered seriatim.
petition to local government board,
Re Cutting off water supply to dwelling houses.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. E. Kemp and
resolved—That that part of the Report be adopted and it was
resolved accordingly.
urinal, mile end road, near greenwood street.
Moved by Mr. Birks and seconded by Mr. A. Lloyd—That
that part of the Report be adopted.
The motion was put to a show of hands and declared to
be lost.