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PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Disinfection.
That this Conference is of opinion that disinfection should be
carried out by the responsible officers of the sanitary authority
without the intervention of a contractor.
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.
That the provision of a laundry for use in connection with the
disinfection of infected articles is essential.
Provision of Permanent Shelter Accommodation.
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.
That the system of voluntary notification of phthisis is
desirable, and should be made general throughout London.
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.
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.
That the foregoing resolution be sent to the Local Government
Board with the request that they give the matter their immediate
consideration.