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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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254 7 DECEMBER, 1892.
(12) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since tne last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
| Districts. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | Total. | |
| Houses, &c., inspected | 129 | 145 | 143 | 417 |
| „ reinspected | 54 | 78 | 112 | 244 |
| Workshops inspected | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| „ measured | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Notices served for sanitary amendments | 87 | 62 | 125 | 274 |
| Notices served re infectious diseases | 23 | 15 | 16 | 54 |
| Drains tested | 10 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| „ found defective | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| „ reconstructed | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| „ properly trapped | 10 | 12 | 84 | 106 |
| „ to areas constructed | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Closets (new) provided | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Water-supplies provided to closets | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| „ for domestic purposes disconnected from those used for flushing closets | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Waste-pipes of sinks disconnected from direct communication with drains | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Rain-water-pipes ditto ditto | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Foul butts and cisterns abolished | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Houses cleansed | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| Yards paved or paving repaired | 1 | 5 | 21 | 27 |
| Ashpits provided, repaired, or covered | 2 | 3 | 28 | 33 |
| Miscellaneous repairs | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Summonses taken | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Magistrates Orders obtained | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Signed
T. J. SMITH.
CHARLES BIRKS.
EDWARD KEMP.
Moved by Mr. T. J. Smith seconded by Mr. E. Kemp and
resolved—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. T. J. Smith seconded by Mr. E. Kemp and
resolved—That the Report, down to and including clause 7, be
adopted, and it was resolved accordingly.
UNDERGROUND URINAL, CAMBRIDGE ROAD.
Moved by Mr. T. J. Smith and seconded by Mr. E. Kemp
—That that part of the Report be adopted.
Moved by Mr. Peacock and seconded by Mr. Steadman as
an amendment—That the matter be referred back to the
Committee for further consideration and report.