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far as it relates to the milking of cows and to the sale and distribution
of milk."
"That the provision conferred by Section 7 (1) of the Factory
and Workshop Act, 1901, namely, that in every room in any factory
or workshop sufficient means of ventilation shall be provided and
sufficient ventilation maintained, be rigidly enforced, and a similar
provision extended to all places where people are assembled together
for any lengthened period, with a view to restricting the spread of
tuberculosis."
(a) "That a Sanatorium is needed for the open-air treatment of
poor persons suffering from pulmonary consumption in the early
stages of the disease, and should be provided by a Central Authority
acting for the metropolis as a whole."
(b) "That the Managers of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, by
reason of their practical experience in the management of hospitals
for infectious diseases, being eminently qualified for the position of
such authority, the Local Government Board be requested to confer
on, or, if necessary, to obtain for, the said managers the power to act
in that capacity."
(c) "That the Managers of the Metropolitan Asylums Board
should also be empowered to use, for sanatorium purposes, the
Southern Hospital, recently erected by them at Carshalton, in the
County of Surrey."
"That this Conference appoint a deputation to wait upon the
Government to urge the desirability of their providing a sum of money
annually for the erection and maintenance of suitable Sanatoria for
the treatment of early cases of consumption."
A deputation was appointed to wait upon the President of the Local
Government Board.
Tuberculous Nursery Milk.
The Public Health and Housing Committee considered a communication
from the St. Pancras Borough Council on the subject of tuberculous
nursery milk. Samples were taken direct from two cows—both contained
large quantities of pus cells, and one contained what was reported to be