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by them in endeavouring to procure sites for hospitals,
and the difficulties which they had met with in the
matter ; and should also consider the desirability of
establishing a large hospital outside London on the
northern side, and of making similar provision on the
southern side of London. The Asylums Board subsequently
forwarded a copy of the annual report of
their Chairman, and copy of a letter addressed to the
Chairman by the Clerk of the Asylums Board on the
subject. The Asylums Board also stated that there
was already a large hospital outside London on the
northern side, and that the Managers were giving their
best attention to providing a suitable site on the southern
side of London for another hospital.
Disinfection of
Vehicles.
The Board have again had under consideration
the subject of the disinfection
of public vehicles used for the conveyance to the
hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board of patients
suffering from infectious diseases. The Board had
made arrangements for the disinfection free of charge
of any such vehicles used for patients from this District,
but they were of opinion that it would be a much better
plan if the Metropolitan Asylums Board would disinfect
the vehicles before they were allowed to leave the
hospital, and the Board offered to re-imburse the
Asylums Board any costs which might be incurred in
disinfecting vehicles conveying patients from this District.
The Board also communicated with the Local
Government Board on the subject, but the Metropolitan
Asylums Board were unwilling to undertake the
duty, and the Local Government Board now state that
they have no authority to require them to do so. The
Board have requested the Asylums Board to inform
them by telephone whenever a patient is taken from
this District to a hospital in a public conveyance, with
the view of securing the prompt disinfection of the
conveyance.