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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I FEBRUARY, 1893.
That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
That your Committee have received several complaints of
obstruction caused by Mr. A. M. Raper placing his goods on
the footway, and your Committee having specially requested
him to discontinue such practice but without effect, beg to
recommend—
(1) That notice be served upon Mr. A. M. Raper of Nos. 5 and
7, Burdett Road, requiring him to abate the nuisance to the
footway in front of his premises caused by his placing goods
thereon ; and that in the event of his non-compliance therewith,
the No. 2 Committee be empowered to direct such
proceedings to be taken against him as they may be advised.
That your Committee having inspected the following places
resolved to recommend—
(2) That two crossings in Canal Road be paved with Tees
Scoriæ Bricks at an estimated cost of £10.
(3) That the channels of Bradwell Street and Buckeridge Street
be paved at an estimated cost of £35 and £22 respectively.
(4) That additional Lamps be placed as follows:
Two in Copperfield Road,
One in Portman Place, Globe Road,
the estimated cost being £2 10/- each.
(5) That the application of Mr. J. Coveney of the " King Harry "
P.H., 279, Mile End Road, to place a stand post for water by
the side of the Lamp-post at corner of Grafton Street, Mile
End Road, be not acceded to.
(6) That the application of the Grocers' Company for the Vestry
to pave the footway in front of St. Anthony's Church, Globe
Road, be acceded to, provided they set back the fence to a
line of adjoining buildings.
JABEZ DRUITT.
Signed j. smith.
J. LOFTUS.
Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. T. J. Smith and
resolved—That the Report be received.
Resolved—That it be considered seriatim.
NUISANCE TO FOOTWAY, BURDETT ROAD.
Moved by Mr. Hirst and seconded by Mr. J. Druitt—That
that part of the Report be adopted.