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 St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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green street improvement—continued.
mitted from the Council stating they disagreed with the Report of
their Improvements Committee, but they would consent to the
acquisition by the Vestry of the land, for the purpose of throwing,
into the street so much of the land as may be arranged by the
Council, and that subject to the terms of an Agreement, to be
prepared by their Solicitor, the Council would be prepared, upon
the usual conditions, to contribute three-fourths of the net cost of
the improvement, after deducting recoupment by sale of surplus
land, such contribution not to exceed ±'6,750, it being provided by
the Agreement that no part of the land when acquired shall bedisposed
of by the Vestry without the previous concurrence of the
Council; whereupon it was determined to inform the Council that
the Vestry adhered to the terms of their offer, and a deputation
was appointed to wait upon the Improvements Committee to
discuss the subject. Upon the report of the deputation being made
to the Vestry they appointed a Committee with power to act in
carrying out the improvement, and on the 20tli March it was
resolved that in the event of the Committee being unable to obtain
certain modifications in the Agreement, they be authorised to
accept the same.
CECIL COURT.
The Seal of the Vestry was on the 2nd May, 1889, affixed to the
Agreement for widening the above Court.
MAIN ROADS, MAINTENANCE OF.
On the 21st March, 1889, a list of the streets which in the
opinion of the Vestry are main roads, and should be so declared by
the London County Council was agreed upon, and on the 8th
August, it was determined to forward the list to the Council. A
supplementalry list was ordered to be forwarded on the 31st
October, 1889.
SALE OF FOOD, &c., ACTS.
Asummons was heard on the 28th August, 1889, at Marlborough
Street police Court, in respect of a sample of Milk certified by
the public Analyst as as adulterated, when the vendor was fined £2
and costs. Seventeen samples of milk have been taken during the
year for the purpose of analysis.