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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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96 25 JUNE, 1890.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Coker seconded by Mr. Burge and resolved
—That the Report be adopted, and it was resolved accordingly.
VII. Moved by Mr. Richardson seconded by Mr. Steadman
and resolved—That the Clerk report at next meeting as to
receipt of a communication of the 18th April last, from the
London Trades' Council.
VIII. The Report of the Dusting and Cleansing Committee
was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee for Dusting and Cleansing.
Wednesday, 25th June, 1890.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Monday,
the 23rd day of June, inst., there being present Messrs.
Furness, Upton, Taylor, Manchee, Cook, Martin, McEwen,
Bull, and Browning.
(1) That your Committee proceeded to the election of a
Chairman for the ensuing year, and unanimously elected
Mr. Alfred Furness 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 Committee examined samples and considered
tenders for the supply of Oats as follows:
All at 40 lbs.
No. 1.
No. 2.
No. 3.
Husband, J.
19/-
20/-
Pattison, W. A. & Co.
20/-
19/6
Rathbone, E. & Son
19/4½
Cross and Skilton
19/-
19/9
Pechey, J. T. P.
19/9
19/3
18/9
and your Committee resolved to recommend—That the
tender of Messrs. Edward Rathbone & Son be accepted, and
that 100 quarters be purchased.
(3) That your Committee considered the letter of the 10th
inst. from the London County Council, on the subject of
“ Sweeping mud down the street gullies,“ and resolved to
recommend—That the London County Council be informed
that the Slopping Committee of the Vestry are taking every
means to carry out the requests of the Council, to prevent
the sweeping of mud down the street gullies.
Signed
w. upton.
alfred furness.
thos. cook.