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2 OCTOBER, 1891.
139
That your Committee approved of the proceedings of your
Medical Officer and Surveyor and beg to recommend—
That the Medical Officer of Health be requested to keep
the houses under his observation, with a view of proceedings
being taken under the Act referred to when the premises
are completed and occupied if his present view that they will
be dangerous to health should prove correct.
(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 seven weeks ending Sept. 5th, the number
"of Births was 527: the number of Deaths from all causes
"was 291; 166 occurring in the Eastern district, 81 in the
"Western district; and 44 in the outlying Institutions,
"giving a death-rate equal to 20 per 1,000 per annum,
"that of the Metropolis being 18 for the same period."
and your Committee resolved to recommend—That the same
be received.
(5) That your Inspectors of Nuisances brought up and read
Reports for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to their Report Books.
That having regard to such Reports 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) Nos. 19, Jamaica Street; 34, 35 & 36, Smith Street —
To amend the drains thereat.
(b) Nos. 16, 18, Albion Street; 49, 51, Carter Street; 7,
22, Perth Street; 457, Commercial Road ; & 68,
Stepney Green—
To properly trap the drains and sinks thereat.
(c) Nos. 1 to 23, 27, 29, 10 to 14, Albion Street; 1 to 15,
23, to 27, Carter Street; 28 to 32 (consecutive)
Allars Road; 27, Canal Road; 26, Coutts Road; 19,
36 & 38, Jamaica Street—
To disconnect the waste-pipes of sinks from direct communication
with the drains thereat.
(d) Nos. 1, 21, 23, Albion Street; 35, Carter Street ; 28
to 32 (consecutive) & 26, Allars Road—
To disconnect the water supplies for domestic purposes
from those used for Hushing the closets thereat.
(e) Nos. 19,33, 49,12 to 16 Carter Street; 45 to 49,
(consecutive) Perth Street ; 36 & 38 Jamaica Street—
To provide water supplies to the closets thereat.