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Shoreditch 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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INSPECTOR ALEXANDER'S REPORT.
St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
Sanitary Department.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to present the following- report on the Sanitary
work done under my superintendence during the year ending
March 25th, 1878, shewing the number of premises inspected, the
nature of nuisances under notice, and the orders made for their
abatement.
An inspection, ordered by the Sanitary Committee,
of the conditions under which water is
supplied to the parish, under the "constant service
system," was made, and a special report thereon
was presented, giving in detail the conditions in 376 premises