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"That it be referred to the Medical Officer of
"Health to enquire and report as to the Sanitary
"condition of the Metropolitan Borough of
"Bethnal Green with particular reference to over"crowding."
I am to ask that the Bethnal Green Metropolitan
Borough Council will be so good as to afford facilities
to Sir Shirley Murphy, the Council's Medical Officer of
Health, to enable him to make the enquiry referred to
in the resolution. Dr. Hamer, Medical Officer (General
Purposes), proposes to call upon Dr. Bate, the Borough
Council's Medical Officer, with a view to arrangements
being made, and I shall be glad if you will inform me
of an early date for this interview which will suit the
convenience of Dr. Bate.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) Laurence Gomme,
Clerk to the Council.
The Town Clerk to the
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
We are somewhat surprised that the London County
Council should see fit to address a communication in these
terms to this Council. Although the resolution of the
Public Health Committee of the County Council refers to
enquiry as to the sanitary condition of the Borough, it will
be observed that it is stated to be with particular reference
to overcrowding. We can, therefore, only conjecture that
the suggested enquiry has some relation to certain reports
which we are informed have been submitted to a Committee
of the County Council as to the alleged overcrowding in the
Wolverley Street area. We understand that these reports
contain misleading statements and reflect unfavourably
upon the performance of the sanitary work of this Authority.