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I have recently given instructions to Messrs. Goddard & Massey to
have the disinfecting apparatus repaired, and it is now in good order.
In the event of Cholera being prevalent in this parish, the various
circulars which have been received from the Local Government Board and
the Asylums Board show very clearly that after the small number of beds
available at the various hospitals has been filled, the local sanitary bodies
will have to treat the cases in their own houses.
To provide a hospital in our parish for the treatment of cases is entirely
out of the question ; as I have said, when the Asylums Board has exhausted
its resources the local bodies will then have to provide for the treatment of
all cases.
In the event of an epidemic, a staff of medical men, nurses, &c., will
have to be provided.
I would advise the Committee to agree upon some scheme whereby the
necessary staff may be forthcoming in case of need.
Any scheme should divide the parish into sections, probably the ward
divisions might be convenient.
Medical men might bo provisionally arranged with, and all other matters
considered.
Should necessity arise I shall be glad to give all my time to the service
of the Committee.
I am,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) GEORGE MILLSON,
Medical Officer of Health.
The report was received by the Committee and duly considered.
The recommendations contained therein, with the exception of the
one referring to the notification of Diarrhoea, were approved.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.
Swan Place and Ann's Place.—On September 29th, in a report
to the Vestry, I represented that "Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Ann's Place,
Newington Butts, were so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation, and that my opinion had been formed
upon the following grounds :—
1. They were structurally very dilapidated.
2. The water fittings and sanitary appliances were very
defective.
3. There was an absence of proper light and ventilation.