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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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15 MARCH, 1893.
| Disinfectants | £64 |
| Gully grates, &c. | 35 |
| Garments for sewer men | 11 |
| Infectious diseases | 71 |
| Jobbing sewers work | 270 |
| Labour— | |
| Disinfecting | 190 |
| Cleansing sewers | 340 |
| Mortality returns | 16 |
| Oil, candles, &c | 6 |
| Tools,&c | 25 |
| Water | 60 |
| £ 1,088 |
(12) That your Clerk read letter from the London County
Council, as follows:
"London County Council.
"Spring Gardens, S.W.
"4th March, 1893.
"Sir,
"Referring to your letter of 22nd December
"last, forwarding copy of Resolution passed by the
"Vestry on the subject of Lewin's Buildings, I an directed
"to inform you that the consideration of the matter has
"been adjourned for six months, to afford the Vestry an
"opportunity of taking action.
"I am, Sir,
"Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) "H. De La Hooke,
"Clerk of the Council.
"The Clerk
"Vestry of Mile End Old Town."
(13) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
| Districts. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | ||
| Houses, See., inspected | 56 | 63 | 80 | 199 |
| „ reinspected | 53 | 127 | 44 | 224 |
| Workshops inspected and measured | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Workshop re-inspected | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Notices served for sanitary amendments | 29 | 22 | 83 | 134 |
| Notices served re infectious diseases | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| Drains tested | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| „ found defective | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |