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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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25 JUNE, 1890.
(4) That your Committee further considered the matter of renaming
certain streets referred back by your Board, and
resolved to recommend as follows:
That the London County Council be asked to issue the
following orders—
(a) That "Chamber Street" be re-named "Masters
Street."
(b) That George Street" be re-named "Clive Street."
(c) That "Newcastle Place" be re-named "Gateshead
Place."
(d) That "New Street" be re-named "Newark Street."
(e) That "Swan Court" be re-named "Cygnet Court."
(f) That "Crown Place" be re-named "Jewel Street."
Signed j. druitt.
j. andrews.
e. nicholls.
Moved by Mr. Bulge seconded by Mr. Coker and resolved
That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Cushen seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved
That the Report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.
VI. The Report of Committee No. 3 was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 3.
For Drainage, Sewerage and Nuisances.
Wednesday, 25th June, 1890.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Tuesday,
the 17th day of June, inst., there being present Messrs.
Coker, T. J. Smith, Birks, Livermore, E. Kemp, K. Bell, and
Burge.
(1) That your Committee proceeded to the election of a
Chairman for the ensuing year, and unanimously elected
Mr. George Coker to that office.
(2) That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
That your Surveyor reported as follows:
"A storm occurred on Thursday last at 12 o'clock,
"following several hours rain in the early morning. High
"water at London Bridge was at 10 o'clock. Most of the
"main sewers were fully charged, and many were under
"pressure.