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Precautionary Measures against Phthisis.
(31) That the system of voluntary notification of phthisis is
desirable, and should be made general throughout London.
(32) 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.
(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.
(3G) 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 a contractor.