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Clerkenwell 1885

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

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Mr. Jennings need hardly have construed from the fact of one
clause being negatived that the vestry wanted to abandon
tenement regulations, Paget, 17,490, 17,760, 17,761.
Mr. Ross moved the rejection of the clause, which led to tenement
regulations being dropped by the vestry of, Paget, 17,49717,498,
17,529-17,532.
Mr. Paget cannot say what doubtful property in, belongs to Mr.
Ross, Paget, 17,499-17,523.
Mr. Ross states he does not possess much doubtful property of
his own, but is simply an agent for others, Paget, 17,500.
Mr. Ross has sometimes been called the dictator of, Paget, 17,528.
Some members of the vestry thought the tenement regulations
too inquisitorial, Paget, 17,533-17538.
Sees no reason why Mr. Ross, although an owner of doubtful
property, should be adverse to any reasonable tenement
regulations, Paget, 17,534.
Messrs. Martin, Hill, and Thaine, vestrymen, are owners of
some tenement houses in doubtful condition in, Paget, 17,53917,542.
Exmouth Place has been condemned as an unhealthy area, Paget,
17,542.
Names of 13 members of the vestry, who possess tenement
houses in doubtful condition in, Paget, 17,539-17,542, 17,54817,556,
17,627.
Is not aware that there is an undue representation of the house
farming interest on the vestry, Paget, 17,557.
Owners of other property than tenement houses can stand as
vestrymen if they like, Paget, 17,557.
Yestry is composed of great number of people of various trades,
owners of tenement houses are quite the minority, Paqet,
17,558.
About 10 out of 72 members of the vestry are publicans, Paget,
17,559. 17,624.
Publicans are the most heavily rated people in, Paget, 17,559,
17,560.
Some of the most respectable men in, are publicans, Paget,
17,560.
Publicans in, have lately sought election as vestrymen, Paget,
17,560.
The vestry of, rejected the clause in the tenement regulations by
17 to 9 or 10, Paget, 17,561.
Six or seven out of the 17 votes belonged to proporty holders,
and three or four out of the 10, Paget, 17,561.
Some of the vestrymen who hold doubtful proporty in, voted in
the minority of 10, Paget, 17,562.