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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1 FEBRUARY, 1893.
(1) As to the rearrangement or providing additional lamps at
the lower end of Dempsey Street (Smith Street end).
(2) The state of the pavement in Mile End Road from Grafton
Street to Stepney Green.
VI. 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, 1st February, 1893.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesday,
the 25th day of January, ult., there being present Messrs.
T. J. Smith, Boyden, A. Lloyd, 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 Mr. W. T. Barlow of his intention to drain the houses
and premises Nos. 37 to 51 and 61 to 65, inclusive, Grosvenor
Street 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 plan 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 two weeks ending January 14th the num"ber
of Births was 154 : the number of Deaths from all
"causes was 104; 62 occurring in the Eastern district, 28
"in the Western district, and 14 belonging to this Ham"let
in the outlying Institutions, giving a death-rate
"equal to 25.0 per 1,000 per annum: that of the
" Metropolis being 30.3 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.