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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PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT— Continued.
Situation of Property. | Date of Representation. | Nature of Representation. | Time allowed to render premises habitable. | Reinspected. | Result of Reinspection reported to Committee. | Subsequent Action taken by Medical Officer of Health. | State of Premises on December 31, 1892 |
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11, Knott Street | Nov.16 | Root defective, no ventilation under floor, walls damp, windows out. | 21 days | Dec. 29 | Work in progress. | Work in progress | |
13, „ | „ | Walls damp and dilapidated, ceilings filthy, no water in W.C., floor boards detective. | „ | „ | Work properly done. | House habitable. | |
17, „ | „ | Ceilings dilapidated, dirty and tailing down, walls damp, party walls detective. | „ | „ | Work in progress. | Work in progress. | |
21, „ | „ | W.C. dilapidated, ceilings and walls dirty and dilapidated, ceiling falling down, windows out. | „ | „ | Nothing done. | House still uninhabitable. | |
23, „ | „ | Roof defective, floor boards defective, walls dirty, damp and dilapidated, ceilings tumbling down. | „ | „ | Shut up permanently. | Shut up permanently. | |
25, „ | „ | Roof defective, floor boards defective, walls dilapidated and dirty, no ventilation under floor. | „ | „ | Work in hand. | Work in progress. | |
67, „ | „ | Walls damp and detective, root defective, no water in W.C., no ventilation under floor boards. | „ | „ | Nothing done. | Still uninhabitable. | |
69, „ | „ | No water to house, house dilapidated and dirty, no water on W.C. | „ | „ | „ | „ | |
68, „ | „ | Walls damp and dilapidated, no ventilation under floor. | „ | „ | „ | „ |