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Clerkenwell 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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CLERKENWELL.
Mr. Paget has been Vestry Clerk 28 years, Paget, 17,470, 17,471,
17,777.
Since last December Vestry have had under their immediate
consideration the question of applying tenement provisions,
Paget, 17,472.
Vestry of, in reply to letter from Local Government Board in
December last, as to tenement provisions promised it their
immediate consideration, Paget, 17,473.
Vestry of, on the 2nd of May considered a second report from
the Sanitary Committee on the question of tenement provisions,
Paget, 17,474.
Yestry of, were asked on 30th May by Local Government Board
what action they intended taking under tenement provisions,
Paget, 17,475.
Local Government Board were told on 4th June, in reply to
letter of 30th May, that their letter would be laid before the
vestry of, Paget, 17,476.
Local Government Board wrote again to vestry on 2nd July
asking for reply to their letter of 30th May, Paget, 17,477.
Yestry of, replied on 4th July that they could not yet answer to
Local Government Board's letter of 30th May, Paget, 17,478.
Yestry were again asked on 2nd August for a reply to Local
Government Board's letter of 30th May, Paget, 17,479.
Press of business has prevented vestry till now replying to Local
Government Board, Paget, 17,480-17,482, 17,762, 17,763.
The Yestry can now reply to Local Government Board's letter
of 30th May, Paget, 17,482.
Till Sir Charles Dilke issued his first circular, the vestry were
not aware of the powers they had under 35th section, Paget,
17,483.
Yestry of, not aware that tenement provisions were in operation
in some districts, Paget, 17,484.
Mr. Osborne is on most of the chiet committees of the vestry of,
Paget, 17,485.
Mr. Osborne owns property in Northampton Road, but not certain
if he still holds any in Easton Street, Paget, 17,487, 17,488.
Mr. J ennings is no longer a member of the Sanitary Committee,
Paget, 17,489, 17,616-17,618.
When vestry met on 2nd May to consider proposed tenement
regulations, a certain clause being negatived, no further steps
were taken, either by Mr. Jennings or any other member,
Paget, 17,490-17,496, 17,758-17,761.