London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Mile End 1890

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

This page requires JavaScript

56
21 MAY, 1890.
(j) Nos. 11, 19 to 23, 31, 8, James Street; 35, 83, 93
and 95, Jamaica Street—
To provide receptacles for the dust for the use of the
tenants thereat.
(k) Nos. 79 and 107, Jamaica Street—
To repair flushing apparatus to the closets thereat.
(l) No. 313, Mile End Road—
To repair defective trap to closet on first floor, provide new
yard gully to back basement, cleanse and lime-white
closet in basement, and disconnect waste-pipe of sink
from direct communication with drain thereat.
(m) Nos. 1 to 9, Cecil Street—
To properly drain areas thereat.
(n) Nos. 64, Knott Street; 1 and 2, Cornwall Place—
To remove cause of dampness to walls thereof.
(5) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last
meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
East.
West.
Total.
Number of houses inspected
114
146
260
Notices served for sanitary works
19
67
86
Water supply provided to closets
9
46
55
Water supply for domestic purposes
separated from that which supply the
closets
10
0
10
Receptacles for dust provided
4
0
4
Sink pipes disconnected from drains
8
0
8
Accumulations of refuse removed
3
1
4
Complaints received
4
4
8
Requests for removal of dust
0
0
89
New drains constructed
6
6
12
Drains tested and found defective
0
3
3
New closet pans and traps provided
0
0
3
Houses disinfected
0
6
6
Drains trapped
0
3
3
Drains cleansed
0
11
11
Signed
t. g. livermore.
e. kemp.
charles birks.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Henley and resolved
—That the report be received.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved
—That the Report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.
VII. Moved by Mr. Furness seconded by Mr. Upton and
resolved—That the several standing Committees do until the
nth day of June next, inclusive, consist of such members of
the Vestry, for the time being, as were members of such