View report page

(32) That the sanitary authorities should disinfect the premises in which a person suffering from phthisis has died,
.or from which such a pàtient his removed or lias been removed.
Hospital Accommodation.
(33) That it is desirable to make provision of sanatoria for the isolation and treatment of persons suffering from
consumption, for the Metropolis as a whole, and under one authority ; and that, in the opinion of this Conference,
the Metropolitan Asylums Board should be such authority.
(34) That the foregoing resolution be sent to the Local Government Board with the request that they give the
matter their immediate consideration.
Offensive Trades.
(35) That the business of a marine store dealer should be added to the list of offensive businesses specified in
Section 19 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
(36) That the business of a fried fish shop keeper should be added to the list of offensive businesses specified in
Section 19 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
(37) That the London County Council be requested to make an Order to carry out these resolutions.
House Refuse.
(38) That this Conference is of opinion that dust collection should be carried out by the responsible officers of the
sanitary authority, without the intervention of the contractor.
(39) That the daily removal of house refuse in suitable districts is advisable.
(40) That improved dust carts should be adopted, so covered as to minimise annoyance caused to passers-by
during collection of house refuse, especially in crowded thoroughfares.
(41) That the method of destruction of house refuse by tire should be universally adopted in London.
Collection of Fish Offal and other Offensive Trade Refuse.
(42) That the collection of fish offal and other offensive trade refuse should be undertaken by the sanitary
authorities at the expense of the producers.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
(43) That female inspectors should be employed in each borough.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Municipal Creches.
(44) That, having regard to the declining birth rate and the large infantile mortality rate of the Metropolis, it is
desirable that the Metropolitan Borough Councils should be empowered at their discretion to establish creches for the
reception of young children during the hours their mothers are employed in work away from home, and to make
reasonable charges for the accommodation so provided and for the food of the children, and that the London County
Council be requested to insert in their General Powers Bill for the session of 1905 a clause to confer such power upon
the said Borough Councils.
Smoke Nuisances.
(45) That in the opinion of this Conference it is desirable that the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, as to nuisances arising from the emission of smoke, should be applied to property in the possession of the
Crown.
Metropolitan Ambulance Service.
(46) That the Conference, taking note that the Metropolitan Asylums Board are prepared to extend the
operations of their ambulance service so as to include the transport of medical, surgical and mental cases, respectfully
requests the Local Government Board to obtain for the Managers the requisite legal authority to enable them to do so.
(47) That the Conference desires to express the opinion that should the London County Council not be able to
provide for a street ambulance service the duty should be undertaken by the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Application of Acts to Government Property.
(48) That all provisions of the Public Health and Sanitary Acts should apply to Government property.
On these resolutions being presented to the Bermondsey Borough Council, they expressed
the following views and recommendations : —
" With some few exceptions we concur in and thoroughly endorse the views expressed and
proposals made in the various resolutions.
With reference to resolution No. 28, " that the provision of a laundry for use in connection
with the disinfection of infected articles is essential," we have directed the Medical Officer to
make inquiries and report fully to us upon the matter.
With reference to resolutions Nos. 33 and 34 (Hospital accommodation for Consumption),
43 (Female Sanitary Inspector), 44 (Municipal Creches), we do not submit any recommendation.
We recommend —
That the London County Council be informed—
(a) That this Council approves of the views and proposals contained in the resolutions numbered 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48.
(b) That with reference to resolution 22 this Council adheres to the views expressed in the report
forwarded to the County Council on the 19th September, 1904, dealing with the question of warranties under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
(c) That as regards resolution 22 the views of this Council will be forwarded at a later date.
(d) That this Council disagrees with the proposal in resolutions 36 and 37 to add the business of a fried
fish shop keeper to the list of offensive businesses under Sec. 19 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
(e) That with reference to resolution 39, the Council is further of opinion—
(1) That bye-law No. 9 made by the London County Council should be amended so as to provide for
the removal of house refuse at least twice every week instead of once a week as at present.
(2) That the daily removal of house refuse is advisable in all districts during the months of June,
July, August and September."
A Conference on the spread of infectious disease among vagrants was also convened by
the London County Council, and attended by representatives of the County Councils of England
and Wales, the Corporation of the City of London, and the Councils of County and Metropolitan
Boroughs.
Various resolutions were adopted for dealing with this evil, and to give effect to these a
Special Committee was appointed to wait on the Local Government Board and take such
measures as might be deemed advisable to support the resolutions of the Conference.