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Shoreditch 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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INSPECTOR FLETCHER'S REPORT.
St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
Sanitary Department.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to report to you that during the year ending
March 25th, 1879, the conditions named below have caused nuisances
dangerous to health, and were inspected and remedied under my
supervision.
Accumulations of dung &c., removed from 9 premises
Dung pits provided in 9 „
Obstructed closet drains, repaired and cleansed in 2 ,,
Rooms overcrowded in 2 dwellings
Water supply re-instated in 27 premises
Smoke nuisances abated in 3 „
Corpses decomposing, removed from 11 „
Minor nuisances not referred to Inspector
Alexander; little alteration needed in 9 „