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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.
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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 9, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit tor human habitation
for the following reasons—
The site not being properly prepared for the erection
of a dwelling house.
The walls are very damp.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 29th, 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 19, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for human habitation
for the following reasons—
The walls of the house are very damp.
The floor boards are defective.
The staircase is defective.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 29th, 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 21, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit tor human habitation
for the following reasons—
The site not being properly prepared for the erection
of a dwelling house.
The walls of the house are very damp.
The staircase is defective.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 29th, 1890. Medical Officer of Health,