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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.
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 58, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for 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.
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 66, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for 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 roof is defective.
The floor 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 68, Knott Street, "which are in such a condition
dangerous to health so as to be unfit for human habitation"
for the following reasons—
The site not being properly prepared for the erection
of a dwelling house.
The staircase is defective.
The walls of the house are very damp.
The floor boards upstairs are defective.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS TAYLOR,
May 29th, 1890. Medical Officer of Health.