Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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9 November, 1892.
217
T. J. Smith, Birks, A. Druitt, Coker, McEwen, A. Llovd, and
Catmur.
That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
(1) That your Surveyor reported that he had received notice
from Messrs. Worden & Easton of their intention to drain
the two houses and premises at the corner of Harford Street,
Mile End Road into the sewer ; and that on behalf of your
Board, he (the Surveyor) had given such directions with respect
to the same as appear by his Books and the plans submitted.
Your Committee approved of his proceedings and beg to
submit same for confirmation by your Board.
That your Medical Officer of Health brought up and read
a Report for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to his Report Book.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows:
(2) " During the two weeks ending October 22nd the num"ber
of Births was 85 : the number of Deaths from all
"causes was 84; 51 occurring in the Eastern district, 18
"in the Western district, and 15 belonging to this Ham"let
in the outlying Institutions, giving a death-rate
" equal to 20*3 per 1,000 per annum: that of the Metropolis
"being 17*4 for the same period."
and your Committee recommend—That the same be received.
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—
(3) That notices requiring the abatement of the following
nuisances existing at the under-mentioned premises, respectively,
be served by your Sanitary Inspectors pursuant to the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891:
(a) Nos. 6, 34, 44, Lincoln Street; 35 to 39, 41 to 43, 45,
Brantridge Street; 95, 103, 145, 153, 157, 17*, ]75,
Stepney Green; 14, Greenfield Street; 131, 133,
Jubilee Street; 43, Clark Street; 65, 14, 28, 30 and
44, Charles Street—
Closets thereat without proper water supply.
(b) Nos. 46 and 47, Lincoln Street—
Flushing apparatus to closets detective.
(c) Nos. 12 to 16, 18, 21, 36, 39, 48, 50, 51, 73, Lincoln
Street; 47, Brantridge Street; 14, 16, Coutts koad ;
and 117, Stepney Green—