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Dwellings Act, 1868. and the Acts amending the same, with regard
to the condition of Nos. 55, 57, and 61, Brook Street, Ratcliff, and
No. 4, Ropemaker's Fields, Limehouse, and in accordance with Sec.
6 of the 31 and 32 Victoria c. 130, such Reports were referred to
mo for report as to the evils referred to therein and the remedy for
the same. I reported accordingly, and copies of the Reports of the
Medical Officer and myself were furnished to the owners of the
several promises with notice of the time and place appointed by
the Roard for the consideration thereof. The matter is still
pending.
THE GUINNESS TRUST.
Sir E. Guinness having placed in the hands of Trustees a sum
of £250,000 to be devoted to the provision of Dwellings for the
Labouring Classes in London and Dublin, a letter was by direction of
the Board addressed to the Rt. Hon. C. T. Ritchie, M P one of the
Trustees, calling his attention to the preesing necessities of the
District under the control of the Hoard, and pointing out that there
were two vacant areas in the District which were cleared by the
Metropolitan Roard of Works under Cross's Act, in consequence of
the representations of the Medical Officer.
FLOODING AFTER STORMS.
In May, 1889, I submitted tracings (furnished by the London
County Council) of the detail plans shews the construction of the
flood works carried out by the Metropolitan Board of Works in
Turner's Road, ill the Limehouse District, and in St. Paul's Road,
in Mile Eed, for preventing future flodings in the locality in case
of heavy storms. The Board passed a resolution to the effect that
in consequence of the acknowledged neglect of the Metropolitan
Hoard serious loss had been entailed upon ratepayers in this District,
and expressing the opinion that the sufferers had a fair claim to
reasonable compensation. A copy of such resolution together with
a statement as to the premises which had been flooded was sent to
the County Council. A report which I prepared detailing the
floodings which took place from time to time since 1874, was also
sent to the Council, with a request that they would take the
unfortunate circumstances of the persons who had sustained loss and
damage by the Hoods into their favourable consideration.
In July, 1889, I made a further report upon the subject, of
Which a copy was furnished to the County Council, as follows.—