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Mile End 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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216 20 JANUARY, 1892.
Moved by Mr. Hopson and seconded by Mr. A. Lloyd—
—That Mr. Roberts do take the Chair pro tem.
After a protracted discussion, Mr. Cushen, a member of the
Vestry, submitted the names of those proposed as Chairman
to a show of hands and there were
In favour of Mr. Birks 30 votes
„ „ Peacock 6 „
Mr. Churchwarden Birks then took the chair.
II. Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Hopson and resolved
—That the Minutes be taken as read.
Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Hopson and resolved
—That the Minutes are correctly recorded and be confirmed.
III. The Report of Committee No. 1 was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. i.
For Finance, Parliamentary and General Purposes.
Wednesday, 20th January. 1892.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Friday, the 15th day of January inst., there being present Messrs. Peacock, R. Kemp, and Chidgey.
| Financial Statement, Wednesday, 20th January, 1892. | |||
| Balance at Bankers | £9,295 | 0 | 11 |
| Cheque drawn but not paid. Moser & Son | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Available balance | £9,289 | 3 | 11 |
That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts, duly certified and approved, which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
| Hawkings, S. W. | Further on account of contract for recon | |||||
| Ditto | struction of Sidney Street sewer | £350 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jobbing sewers work | 163 | 17 | 6 | |||
| Repairs to destructor, sheds, &c. | 34 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 198 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Wright, E.&F. | Gully grates and frames | 17 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Side entrance flaps | 28 | 10 | 0 | |||
| East London | 46 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Water Works Co. | Water for flushing sewers | 214 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Crompton, R. F. (Registrar) | Copies of entries of births and deaths | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Ratcliff, J. B. (Ditto) | Ditto | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Harland, R. H. (Analyst) | Analyses, 44 cases | 23 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sample of water analysed | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 24 | 3 | 0 | ||||