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2. That there should be power given to the Local Authority to order medical
examination of all persons entering common lodging houses and casual
wards, and that each inmate should, on admission, have a bath of fresh
water.
3. That the Local Authority should have power to order the keeper of a
common lodging house in which there has been infectious disease, to
refuse fresh admissions for such time as may be required by the
Authority.
4. That the Local Authority should have power to require the temporary
closing of any common lodging house in which infectious disease has
occurred.
5. That the Local Sanitary Authorities should have power to require the
detention of any inmate of a common lodging house or casual ward who
may reasonably be suspected of being liable to convey infectious disease.
6. That means should be provided for the detention and isolation of any
vagrant found wandering in a public place, if reasonably suspected of
being liable to convey infectious disease.
7. That the Local Authority should have full power to require the disinfection
of the person and clothes of any person in a common lodging house or
casual ward, whether infected or exposed to infection.
8. That arrangements should be made by which the occurrence of infectious
disease in common lodging houses or casual wards should be made
known by the Local Authority of the District to the Local Authorities
of other Districts.
9. That Local Authorities should be empowered to require the vaccination or
revaccination of persons in common lodging houses or casual wards who
are exposed to the infection of small-pox.
Two other suggestions which had been made were, after discussion, deemed
impracticable, and were omitted. With regard to the resolution as to the vaccination
and revaccination of persons in common lodging houses who had been exposed to
infection of small-pox, this was carried by a majority of 48, 61 voting for the
motion and 13 against. The Chairman pointed out that it was not the merits or
demerits of vaccination which were to be considered, but the practicability of the
suggestion.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
'J he parish is supplied with water by the New River Water Company, which derives
its supply from the River Lea, Chadwell Spring, and certain wells; and the East
London Water Company which draws its supply from the River Lea, the Thames at
Sunbury, and also from wells.