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Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Roberts and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Roberts and resolved
—That the Report be adopted and it was resolved accordingly.
V. 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, 20th January, 1892.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesday,
the 13th day of January, inst., there being present Messrs.
T. J. Smith, E. Kemp, A. Lloyd, Livermore, Birks, and Coker.
(1) That your Surveyor and Medical Officer of Health brought
up and read Reports for which your Committee beg to refer
your Board to their Report Books.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows:
"During the two weeks ending January 2nd the num"ber
of Births was 163: the number of Deaths from all
"causes was 134; 32 occurring in the Western district, 89
"in the Eastern district, and 13 in the outlying Institu"tions
belonging to this Hamlet, giving a death-rate of
"32.2 per 1,000 per annum: that of the Metropolis
"being 31.5 for the same period."
"For the week ending December 26th the death-rate
"for Mile End Old Town was 43.5, whilst that of the
"Metropolis was 42.0. This, I may say, is the highest
"death-rate that has been recorded for many years, most
"of the deaths occurring from diseases of the respiratory
"organs, owing to the sudden meteorological changes."
and your Committee recommend—That the same be received.
(2) 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 such Reports your Committee
resolved to recommend—That Notices requiring the abatement
of nuisances existing at the under-mentioned premises,
and the execution of the following works at such premises
respectively, be served bv the Sanitary Inspectors pursuant to
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:
(a) Nos. 185, 186, 187, Whitechapel Road; and 13,
Norfolk Buildings—
To cleanse the drains thereat.