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Mile End 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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8 JUNE, 1892.
the 3rd day of June, inst., there being present Messrs.
Peacock, Cushen, Crockford, and Davis.
(I) Financial Statement, Wednesday, 8th June, 1892.
| Balance at Bankers | £3,137 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Cheques drawn but not paid: | ||||||
| Rutty, G. G. | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||
| East London Water Works Co. | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 17 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Available Balance | £3,120 | 0 | 6 | |||
(2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts, duly certified and approved, which your Committee recommend for payment, viz.:
| Great Eastern Ry. Co: Carriage of Refuse, &c. | £43 | 7 | 2 |
| Rathbone, E. & Son Oats, 100 quarters | 98 | 15 | 0 |
| Davis, C. Dust Baskets | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| London Corn and Forage Co. Bran | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Gingell (J.), | |||
| Son & Cruickshank Fodder | 197 | 2 | 1 |
| St. George-in-the-East Vestry Commercial Road Sewer work, further moiety | 356 | 16 | 10 |
| Burnett & Co. Disinfectants | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jutsum, M. (Clerk) Payment of Notification Diseases' Fees to medical practitioners | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Rutty, G. G. Hire of Steam Road Roller | 52 | 16 | 0 |
| Jenkins, S. Repairs to Seats and Chairs at Vestry Hall (re-upholstering, &c.) | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Knight, J. M. (Surveyor) Payment of expenses for Refreshments for Dusting and Cleansing Committee, one survey, April 22nd, 1892 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
That your Committee resolved to recommend—That a
cheque for .£100 be drawn in favour of your Clerk on account
of Petty Cash.
That your Committee resolved to recommend—That a
cheque for £475 be drawn in favour of your Surveyor on
account of labour.
(3) That your Committee have carefully considered the letter
of Mrs. Leshaw, widow of the late Mr. Henry Leshaw, your
late Sanitary Inspector, appealing to your Board for some
assistance, having been left with four daughters totally unprovided
for.
Your Committee having regard to the long service of Mr.
Leshaw extending over twenty-nine years, and the whole