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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT
for the year 1891-1892.
In consequence of your Medical Officer of Health having to report under the Local Government Act for the year ending 1891, it will be found that the figures enumerated will not correspond with those contained in the Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| North and East | South, West and Centre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wards. | Wards. | Total. | |
| Number of houses and premises inspected | 2013 | 2977 | 4990 |
| Water supplies provided to closets „ „ to the house disconnected | 93 | 351 | 444 |
| from that previously used for flushing the closet | 472 | 72 | 544 |
| Houses in a dilapidated and dirty condition made habitable | 85 | 98 | 183 |
| Yards repaved | 33 | 36 | 69 |
| Yard gullies properly trapped | 54 | 40 | 94 |
| Dustbins repaired and constructed | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| Defective drains cleansed and repaired | 41 | 80 | 121 |
| Waste-pipes of sink disconnected from direct communication with drains | 330 | 60 | 390 |
| Drains tested with smoke apparatus | 19 | 3° | 49 |
| New drains constructed | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| Cesspools abolished ... | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Summonses taken out for non-compliance with the Vestry's orders ... | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| Magistrate's orders issued for works to be executed |
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present the Annual Report of the various
Sanitary Works carried out during the year ending the 25th
March, 1892, bv my late colleague Mr. Henry Leshaw. and myself