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94 25 JUNE, 1890.
“ that the whole of the wash-houses are to be removed
“ from the back walls of the houses and placed against
“ the east or rear wall, thus affording better ventilation
“ to the houses; in addition to this the outbuildings are
“ considerably reduced in area, thus increasing the size of
“ the yards; also the rear wall will be lowered about
“ three feet to admit more light and air to the backs of
“ the houses.
“ The footway in front of the houses will be lowered,
“ and the drainage as shown by a red line on the drawing.
“ I submit this scheme to you for the approval of your
“ Vestry, which I shall be glad to receive as soon as
“ possible as these houses have been closed for several
“ months.
“ Yours very truly,
(Signed) “ JOHN HUDSON.
“ J. M. Knight, Esq.,
“ Vestry Hall,
“ Mile End.“
and after consideration your Committee resolved to recommend—That
the scheme submitted by Mr. I. Davis for carrying
out the Order of the Vestry under the Artizans and
Labourers' Dwellings' Act, 1868, with respect to Nos. 1 to 6,
Sampson's Court, Mile End Road, be approved.
(4) That your Medical Officer of Health brought up and read
a Report for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to his Report Book.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows :
“ During the fortnight ending June 7th, the number
“ of Births was 123: the number of Deaths from all causes
“ was 70—48 occurring in the Eastern, 19 in the Western
“ district, and 3 in outlying institutions, giving a death“
rate of 15.6 per 1,000 per annum : that of the Metropolis
“ being 16.5 for the same period.“
(5) That your Sanitary Inspectors brought up and read reports
for which your Committee beg to refer your Board to their
Report Books.
That having regard to the Reports of your Medical Officer
and Sanitary Inspectors your Committee resolved to recommend—That
notices be served upon the owners of the
following houses and premises, requiring them to perform the
following works, viz. :
(a) No. 256, Oxford Street—
To provide proper ventilation to the closet, remove dustbin
from its present position, and separate bake-house
from the passage where W.C. is situate.