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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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18 JANUARY, 1893. 281
VII. The Report of Committee No. 3 was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee No. 3.
For Drainage, Sewerage and Nuisances.
Wednesday, 18th January, 1893.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesday,
the nth day of January, inst., there being present Messrs.
T. J. Smith, A. Druitt, Birks, Seigenberg, Catmur, Boyden,
E. Kemp, and A. Lloyd.
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 notices
from the following persons of their intention to drain the
undermentioned houses and premises into the sewers, viz.:
Munday, G. & Sons New Building, Union Row.
Taylor, M. A. Nos. 29 and 31, Grosvenor Street.
Ditto „ 23, 25, and 27, „
Walker, W. J. "Anchor & Hope," corner of
Jamaica Street and Bermuda
Street.
and that on behalf of your Board he 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 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.
(2) That your Medical Officer reported as follows:
" During the four weeks ending December 31st,1892,the
" number of Births was 274: the number of Deaths from all
" causes was 216; 98 occurring in the Eastern district, 96
" in the Western district, and 22 belonging to this Ham"
let in the outlying Institutions, giving a death-rate
"equal to 23.8 per 1,000 per annum: that of the Metropolis
"being 19.7 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.