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should be carried out by the responsible officers of the Sanitary
Authority without the intervention of a contractor.
(27.) That the London County Council be asked to take
measures to amend the law with regard to disinfection, so that
disinfection should be carried out by the responsible officers of
the Sanitary Authority without the intervention of a contractor,
and that in all cases, the disinfection should be to the satisfaction
of the Medical Officer of Health.
Provision of Laundry.
(28.) That the provision of a laundry for use in connection
with the disinfection of infected articles is essential.
Provision of Permanent Shelter Accommodation.
(29.) That at least one permanent shelter for temporary use
should be provided in each Borough, for the accommodation of
persons during the disinfection of their homes.
(30.) That the word "accommodation" mentioned in Section
60, Sub-section 4 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
should, if and when necessary, include the expense of the supply
of food.
Precautionary Measures against Phthisis.
(31.) That the system of voluntary notification of phthisis is
desirable, and should be made general throughout London.
(32.) That the Sanitary Authorities should disinfect the
premises in which a person suffering from phthisis has died, or
from which such a patient has removed or has been removed.
Hospital Accommodation.
(33.) That it is desirable to make provision of sanatoria for
the isolation and treatment of persons suffering from consumption,