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St George (Southwark) 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Annual Report Medical Officer of the of Health—1896.
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| District Board of St. Saviour, Southwark | Yes—when necessary | Yes |
| Vestry of Shoreditch | If the walls of the rooms are in bad order and condition, and require repapering or cleansing, notice is served. In certain cases the Vestry strip the walls, if it is considered essential for disinfection | Notices generally complied with, without resorting to the Magistrates |
| Vestry of St. Mary, Stoke Newington | Yes | Yes |
| Strand District Board of Works | Yes—where required | Yes* |
| The Board of Works for the Wandsworth District | Yes | If not complied with the work is done by the Board |
| District Board of Whitechapel | Yes. In cases of smallpox and scarlet fever, in addition to sulphurous acid gas, a solution of perchloride of mercury is used. It is not necessary in these cases to resort to compulsion to obtain the renewal of wall paper, &c. | Yes |
*There is to be a discussion on "The best methods of carrying out Disinfection of premises," at the next meeting of the Metropolitan Branch of the Medical
Officers of Health Association, when probably your Medical Officer of Health would be willing to introduce as a visitor a representative of your Committee who
might benefit by the discussion on the subject.
(Signed) J. A. JOHNSON,
1st December, 1896 Vestry Clerk.