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destroyed upon the premises, where practicable, and men were placed
at the disposal of the Medical Officer and Medical Visitors for this
purpose, and to obviate as much as possible the inconvenience to the
poor caused thereby, arrangements were made with the Guardian
Board to supply such persons, on account of the Vestry, with any
articles of clothing, bedding, &c., in lieu of such as had been so
destroyed, on receiving an order for same from the Vestry Clerk.
The Committee, after most of their sittings, proceeded to view
any premises or localities to which their attention had been called
as requiring Sanitary improvement, and gave such directions as
appeared necessary, and it is hoped much good was thus done by way
of preventive measures.
By direction of the Committee the walls and ceilings of all entries,
dung pits, &c., which appeared to require it, were lime-whited by men
employed by the Vestry for the purpose. The public urinals (and
also many private ones abutting on public streets), were tarred and
cleansed daily, including Sundays, and chloride of lime was freely
used about them and the street gullies, &c.
On the suggestion of the Medical Officer of Health, the New
River Company was communicated with, with the view to a water
supply being furnished on Sundays, during August and September,
especially to the poorer localities; and the Vestry have much
pleasure in acknowledging the readiness with which this was afforded
by the Company.
The Vestry also beg to acknowledge the ready and gratuitous
supply of tar for the urinals afforded by the Chartered Gas Company,
from their works in Goswell Road.
Courts in Turnmill Street.—The Cholera having visited
these courts, a Deputation of Inhabitants waited upon the Home
Secretary with a Memorial upon the subject of the Sanitary condition
of these places, which resulted in the following correspondence :—
The Secretary of State to the Vestry Clerk.
Local Government Act Office,
8, Richmond Terrace,
3439c. Whitehall. S.W.
66. 29th October, 1866.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Walpole to transmit to
you, for communication to the Vestry of Clerkenwell, the enclosed
copy of a Memorial presented to him by a Deputation from Clerkenwell,
calling attention to the Sanitary condition of certain localities
in the parish.