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outcome of the attention which has been directed of late to sanitary
matters, and more especially to the condition of the homes of the
working classes.
The legislation of recent years has also imposed new and
important duties upon you, while your means of executing them hare
remained stationary. Under these circumstances an increase in
your inspectorial staff will doubtless commend itself to your
consideration.
As regards the principal localities and premises which
have come under my notice during the year, I beg to report as
follows:—
Early in January I had occasion to report upon the condition
of May's Cottages, Limehouse Fields. This place has been
frequently under observation. On the occasion in question, I
reported that the sanitary condition of the houses was very defective,
and the court required paving. Your Board passed a resolution to the
effect that notices be served upon the owner of the property to
remedy the defects, and that the Surveyor be requested to inspect
the Court, and report on the paving thereof. The owner of the
property attended at a subsequent Meeting of the Board, and asked
for six months in order to do the work; the Board granted three
weeks, and notice Was given to the freeholder to pave the Court
The defects were remedied, but on June 26th it was found
necessary to obtain a Magistrate's order for the closure of No 7,
and on October 23rd the place was referred to the Surveyor and
myself to report upon. In the end it was decided to make an
application to the Magistrate to close the houses which has been
done, and they arc now undergoing a thorough repair in accordance
with the specification of the Survevor
On February 6th the Magistrate's order was obtained for
the closure of Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, Tenbury Place, Limehouse,
the houses having fallen into an unsanitary state.
A similar order was obtained in April with regard to the
houses in King John's Court, Limehouso. In May they were
boarded up; they are to be demolished.