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was distributed broadcast throughout principally the Inner Dis.
tricts of Lambeth Borough, advising parents not to allow their
children to be inspected by the Public Vaccinators, nor to be
"poisoned with filth taken from animals, which the Doctors call
Vaccine, the evil effects of which they do not themselves under.
stand, but to abolish the filthy practice (of vaccination) altogether."
The Local Government Board and the Smallcox Epidemic
in London.
At the commencement of the Metropolitan Smallpox epidemic,
the Local Government Board wrote to the Lambeth Borough
Council (and to the other Sanitary Authorities throughout Lon.
don) drawing attention to the increase of Smallpox throughout the
Metropolis, and suggesting energetic measures in the form of
isolation of all cases, vaccination of all persons who have been
exposed to infection, disinfection of premises, etc. Copies of the
Board.s memorandum dealing with steps specially requisite to be
taken in places where Smallpox is prevalent were enclosed for
distribution amongst the Sanitary Inspectors. Previous to the
receipt of such communication from the Board detailed instruc.
tions had been given, and all the machinery duly prepared, by the
Lambeth Borough Council, for dealing with Smallpox cases as
they arose in the Borough.
Conference of Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs.
At the beginning of 1902, an important Conference of Metro.
politan Sanitary Authorities was convened, on the initiative of
the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn, and held on February 7th,
1902, in the Board Room of the Asylums Board Offices, Victoria
Embankment—kindly lent for such a purpose. This Conference
was considered necessary on account of the continued prevalence
of Smallpox in the Metropolis, and with a view to suggesting
further preventive measures (if any). Councillors H. J. Turner
and Thwaite attended with the Medical Officer of Health as the
appointed delegates of the Lambeth Borough Council—all the
other Metropolitan Borough Councils (except Lewisham and
Shoreditch), together with the London County Council, being re.
presented. The Chair was taken by the Chairman of the Public
Health Committee of the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn, and
the Town Clerk of Holborn. was appointed the Clerk of the
Conference. The result of the Conference may be given in the
following resolutions which were passed, such resolutions putting
in concrete form the opinions arrived at by the majority of Metro.
politan Sanitary Authorities as the result of experience gained in
the epidemic, in so far as it had, at that date progressed : —