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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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7 MAY, 1890.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I beg to report to you under the Artizans and
Labourers' Dwellings Act of 1868, the premises known
as 444, Mile End Road, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for human habitation
tor the following reasons—
The roof is defective.
The staircase is defective.
The walls are damp and dilapidated.
The floor boards are decayed.
There is 110 ventilation under the floor boards.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 5th, 1890. Medical Officer of Health.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I beg to report to you under the Artizans and
Labourers' Dwellings' Act of 1868, the premises known
as 446, Mile End Road, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for human habitation
" for the following reasons—
The walls are damp and defective.
The staircase is defective.
The floor boards are decayed.
There is no ventilation under the floor boards.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) T. TAYLOR,
May 5th, 1890. Medical Officer of Health.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I beg to report to you under the Artizans and
Labourers' Dwellings Act of 1868, the premises known
as 3, Exmouth Court, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for human habitation"
for the following reasons—
The walls are damp and defective.
The floor is defective, there is 110 proper ventilation
under the boards.
The ceilings are defective and dilapidated.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 5th, 1890. Medical Officer of Health.