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attention to cleanliness, both in regard to cisterns, ash-pits, waterclosets,
&c.
"That the Public Urinals, Courts and Alleys be flushed with
Disinfectants frequently.
"That Fruit, Fish, Vegetable and Provision Shops be visited
frequently, for the purpose of detecting food which is either
unsound or unfit for consumption.
"That disinfection be carried out by the Inspector at the
earliest possible moment after any case of Cholera has been
reported and removed to Hospital, and that in the event of a
death from Cholera, the friends be advised to have the body
buried with all possible despatch, taking such precautions as may
be deemed necessary by the Medical Officer of Health.
"It is quite evident that in the event of Cholera becoming
epidemic in the Metropolis, the Metropolitan Asylums Board will
be unable to admit Cholera patients, as they have only just a
sufficient number of beds to accommodate ordinary Zymotic
Diseases, and, besides, it is considered bad treatment to remove
Cholera patients to any distance, therefore the onus of providing
Hospital accommodation will fall upon the Sanitary Authorities.
"I have made some enquiry respecting the number of beds
that could be obtained for Cholera cases, and I find that at the
Greenwich Union Infirmary 56 can be provided, 28 for males,
and 28 for females, but this number will be for Greenwich and
Deptford; and at the Seamen's Hospital, 30 beds, but these
latter will be reserved for the use of seamen.