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tive County of London, for a period of four calendar months from
the 8th April, to the disease known as chicken-pox. The Local
Government Board approved the resolution of the London County
Council as a case of emergency.
The Local Government Board also approved the resolution of
the London County Council extending the period for notification
of chicken-pox for a further period of three months expiring on
7th November.
With a view to facilitating the diagnosis of doubtful cases of
small-pox occurring in the Administrative County of London, the
Council made an arrangement under which, without fee, the services
could be obtained of Dr. S. Bingham, formerly Medical Superintendent
of one of the small-pox hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, or Dr. W. MacWanklyn, late small-pox referee to
the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and Medical Superintendent of
the River Ambulance Service.
This arrangement continued in force until 7th August, 1904,
but the sen-ices of Dr. MacWanklyn were retained until the
7th November.
SHELTER.
During the year 159 persons passed through the Council's Shelter
in Yeo Street.
The attention of the Public Health Committee was called to the
Lower Shelter, which was not at all suitable or adequate to meet
with the pressure of work.
The Lower Shelter was the house of the Caretaker of the
Glaucus Street Depot, and consists of two bedrooms, a caretaker's
living-room and bedroom (one room), and a waiting-room, which
was used for the contacts to have their meals in, a scullery and a
bath-room.
The great objection to the Lower Shelter, was, that those persons
who had had their bath, and their clothes disinfected, came in