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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236 23 NOVEMBER, 1892.
That the Vestry pass the requisite Resolutions and direct a
scheme to be prepared under Section 39 of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, for the improvement of the area
comprising a small block of buildings in Sidney Street,
Lewin's Buildings, and Adelina Grove, as shewn on a plan
which will be submitted to the Vestry.
(11) That your Committee beg to report that summonses were
taken out against the owners of the following premises with
regard to the non-performance of sanitary works ordered by
your Board, with the following results:
(a) Nos. 15, Sidney Street, and 57, Greenfield Street—The
works having been performed by the day of hearing, the
summonses were withdrawn.
(b) Nos. 129 and 131, Oxford Street—The Magistrate
made Orders for the execution of the works within seven
days, with costs.
(12) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
Districts. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
no. 1. | no. 2. | no. 3. | total. | |
Houses, &c., inspected | 124 | 127 | 170 | 421 |
„ reinspected | 87 | 211 | 133 | 431 |
Workshop inspected and measured | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
„ re-inspected | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Notices served for sanitary amendments | 74 | 51 | 71 | 196 |
Notices served re infectious diseases | 20 | 12 | 31 | 63 |
Drains tested | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
„ found defective | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
„ cleansed and repaired | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
„ properly trapped | 44 | 76 | 58 | 178 |
Closets (new) provided | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
Closet pans provided | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Water-supplies provided to closets | 2 | 13 | 14 | 29 |
Water-supplies for domestic purposes disconnected from those used for flushing closets | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Waste pipes of sinks disconnected from direct communication with drains | 0 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
Rain-water-pipes ditto ditto | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Houses cleansed | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Yards paved or paving repaired | 1 | 17 | 15 | 33 |
Ashpits provided, repaired, or covered | 2 | 25 | 29 | 56 |
Miscellaneous repairs— Roofs, &c. | 0 | 5 | i | 6 |