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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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12
WORKS CARRIED OUT BY THE SANITARY
INSPECTORS

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Under the "Nuisances Removal Act, 1855," in their respective districts.

	N. & E. wards,	s.,w.& C.wards.	Total.
Number of houses and premises inspected	1778	2638	4416
Houses and premises which were found to be in good sanitary condition	660	1608	2268
Houses and premises where sanitary defects were found to exist and on which notices were served on the premises by order of the Vestry	1118	1030	2148
SUMMARY OF THE VARIOUS WORKS EXECUTED:
Water supplies provided to closets	195	373	568
Water supplies to the house disconnected from that previously used for flushing the closet	472	61	533
Houses in a dilapidated and dirty condition made habitable	44	88	132
Yards repaved	17	37	54
Yard gullies properly trapped	24	26	50
Dustbins repaired and constructed	8	22	30
Drains which were found to be defective cleansed and repaired	60	100	160
Waste-pipes of sinks which were disconnected from direct communication with drams .	355	59	414
Drains tested with smoke apparatus	11	30	48
New drains constructed	3	20	23
Cesspools abolished	0	3	3
Summonses taken out for non-compliance with the Vestry's orders	4	30	34
Magistrates orders issued for works to be executed .
Houses closed by order of the Magistrate Number of complaints received	0	0	254
Action taken under the " Prevention of Infectious Diseases Act, 1890":
Notices served on houses in which infectious disease has occurred	197	231	428
Houses disinfected by Vestry's men	123	179	302