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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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11 JUNE, 1890.
resolved to recommend—That proceedings be taken against
the person who sold such milk to your Inspector.
(6) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last
meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
East. West. Total.
Number of houses inspected 160 87 247
Notices served for sanitary works 29 88 117
Water supply provided to closets 4 37 41
Water supply for domestic purposes
separated from cisterns which supply
the closets 22 0 22
Dust receptacles provided 8 0 8
Sink pipes disconnected from drains 7 5 12
Number of complaints received 7 12 19
New drains constructed 0 10 10
Stable drained and paved 1 0 1
Drains cleansed 5 12 17
Drain flushed 0 1 1
Offensive accumulations removed 2 1 3
Houses disinfected 3 7 10
Signed GEO.COKER
T. J. SMITH
T. G. livermore.
G.F. burge.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Hirst and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Thomas and resolved
—That the Report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.
XI. The Clerk submitted Reports of the Medical Officer of
Health under the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings' Act,
1868, on the houses Nos. 5, 9, 19, 21, 58, 66, & 68, Knott
Street, and 23, Eagle Place, as follows :
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 5, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for human habitation"
for the following reasons—
The roof is defective.
The walls are very damp.
The floor is defective.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 29th, 1890. Medical Officer of Health,