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41
Brought forward 22
Piano Factory Hand 1
Piano Tuner 1
Porter 1
Printer's Compositor1
School Girls 3
Veterinary Surgeon 1
Watchman 1
No occupation 1
Total 32
In 18 instances where inspection of the dwellings was permitted,
defects of a more or less insanitary condition were discovered, and overcrowding
existed in 4 instances.
In connection with cases notified or otherwise brought to the
knowledge of the Health Department, disinfection was carried out in
45 instances.
SANATORIA FOR CONSUMPTIVE PATIENTS.
For some time various Metropolitan Borough Councils have felt
that some provision should be made for the housing of persons suffering
from Phthisis, and the Royal Borough of Kensington has taken a leading
part in promoting this object.
There can be no doubt that such provision is urgently needed, and
I am of opinion that it would be best undertaken by a central authority
such as the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Representations were made to the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
with the result that at a meeting of the Board on the 28th November,
the following letter was directed to be forwarded to the various
Metropolitan Boroughs.
Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Embankment, E.C.
4th December, 1903.
Sir,
From time to time during the last two years the Managers have
received communications from the several Metropolitan, City and