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PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Disinfection.
(26). That this Conference is of opinion that disinfection should be
carried out by the responsible officers of the sanitary authority without the
intervention of a contractor.
(27). That the London County Council be asked to take measures to
amend the law with regard to disinfection, so that disinfection should be
carried out by the responsible officers of the sanitary authority without the
intervention of a contractor, and that in all cases the disinfection should
be to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer of Health.
Provision of Laundry.
(28). That the provision of a laundry for use in connection with the
disinfection of infected articles is essential.
Provision of permanent shelter accommodation.
(29). That at least one permanent shelter for temporary use should
be provided in each borough for the accommodation of persons during the
disinfection of their homes.
(30). That the word "accommodation" mentioned in Section 6o,
sub-section 4 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, should, if and when
necessary, include the expense of the supply of food.
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.