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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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15 MARCH, 1893.
Resolved-That it be referred to No. 2 Committee to consider
as to °bstruction caused by bass merchants in Forester
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, 15th March, 1893.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Wednesday,
the 8th day of March, inst., there being present Messrs.
T. J. Smith, Birks, Coker, Catmur, and Seigenberg.
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.:
Judd, A. S. & Son No. 475, Commercial Road.
Kemp, J. D Nos. 53 and 55, Grosvenor Street.
Craig, T. „ 3 to 16, Tredegar Square.
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.
(2) 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.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows:
"During the two weeks ending February 25th, the num"ber
of Births was 171: the number of Deaths from all
causes was 80;46 occurring in the Eastern district, 25
"in the Western district, and 9 belonging to this Ham"let
in the outlying Institutions, giving a death-rate
"equal to 17.1 per 1,000 per annum: that of the Metropolis
"being 18.8 for the same period.
and your Committee recommend—That the same be received.
(7) That your Sanitary Inspectors brought up and read
Reports for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to their Report Books.