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Mile End 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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21 SEPTEMBER, 1892.
169
Labour—
Disinfecting 170
Cleansing sewers 320
Mortality returns 14
Oil, candles, &c. 5
Coal 6
Tools, &c. 43
Timber 5
Urinals 5
Water 233
£1,349
(8) That your Committee have considered the application of
Mr. C. Cox, Sanitary Inspector, for an increase in his salary,
referred by your Board, and resolved to recommend—That his
salary be increased by the sum of £25 per annum (from £175
to £200) upon condition that he keeps the same hours as the
other two Inspectors.
(9) That your Committee considered the application of the
Sewers men for an increase in their wages, and resolved to
recommend—That the wages of the Sewers men be increased
from 5/- to 5/6 per day.
(10) That your Committee resolved to recommend—That this
Vestry agree with the resolution of the Vestry of St. Saviour's,
Southwark: that the Playgrounds belonging to the Public
Elementary Schools in the Metropolis should be open daily
after school hours, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10
a.m. until dusk; and that the London School Board be urged
to take steps to give effect to this proposition.

(11) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:

Districts.Total.
No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.
Houses, &c., inspected259246223728
„ reinspected87173370630
Notices served for sanitary amendmerits103104270477
Notices served re infectious diseases955168214
Drains tested1691843
„ found defective59519
„ properly trapped11102184297
„ cleansed and repaired471425
„ re-constructed222630
Houses cleansed9381663
Water-supplies provided to closets5123249