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A letter dated 15th August, 1888, was received by the Vestry from the
Secretary of State relative to the proposed inquiry into the sanitary condition of
Rotherhithe, and asking to be informed what further progress had been made in
the sanitation of the parish since April, 1888, to which the Vestry caused a reply
to be sent as follows, viz.: — ' -
The Vestry of the Parish of Rotherhithe, Surrey,
Offices: Public Baths,
Lower Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.
8th September, 1888.
Sir,
I am directed by this Vestry to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
15th ult., requesting to be informed what further progress has been made in the
sanitation of this Parish since April last, and in answer thereto to inform you that
since the period referred to, special attention has been given by the Vestry and
their officers to the sanitary requirements of the houses in this Parish. Notices
have been served upon the occupiers in all cases where nuisances have been found
to exist, which have in almost every case proved effectual for the abatement
thereof. Repairs have also been done to yards, sinks, and drains in all cases where
necessary, and the Vestry are carrying out the general duties imposed upon them
by the several Acts of Parliament to the best of their judgment and ability.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
James J. Stokes,
Vestry Clerk.
To Godfrey Lushington, Esq., C.B.,
Secretary of State's Offices,
Home Department, Whitehall.
On the 9th October, 1888, the Vestry received a communication from the
Under-Secretary of State, stating that the Secretary of State had appointed Mr. D.
Cubitt Nichols and Mr. Shirley F. Murphy to hold the proposed inquiry into the
sanitary condition of the Parish of Rotherhithe.
The inquiry was held at the Board Room, at the Workhouse, Lower Road,
Rotherhithe, in October and November, 1888, and the Commissioners having inspected
the houses in several of the streets of the Parish, the Vestry subsequently
received a letter dated 27th March, 1889, from the Under-Secretary of State for the
Home Department, stating, "With reference to the previous correspondence I am
directed by the Secretary of State to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before the
Rotherhithe Vestry, a copy of the report of Mr. Cubitt Nichols and Mr. Murphy
on the inquiry recently made by them into the sanitary condition of Rotherhithe.