View report page

84
Metropolitan Ambulance Service.
(46). That the Conference, taking note that the Metropolitan Asylums
Board are prepared to extend the operations of their ambulance service so
as to include the transport of medical, surgical, and mental cases, respectfully
requests the Local Government Board to obtain for the Managers the
requisite legal authority to enable them to do so.
(47). That the Conference desires to express the opinion that should
the London County Council not be able to provide for a street ambulance
service the duty should be undertaken by the Metropolitan Ayslums Board.
Application of Acts to Government Property.
(48). That all provisions of the Public Health and Sanitary Acts
should apply to Government property.
144. The resolutions were considered by the Council and were
agreed to except the following, viz., 13, 16, 21 and 25.
145. With regard to No. 11, the Council suggested that the term
"tenement house" should be defined in the resolution.
146. The Council suggested with regard to No. 22 that the
resolution be amended by leaving out all the words after "1899"
in the second line and inserting in lieu thereof the words "should be
amended as regards milk."
[47. The Council also suggested with regard to No. 27 that all
the words after "contractor" in the third line be left out.
Housing of the working Classes.
148. The subject of the housing of the working classes has
received consideiable attention by the Council. Several
schemes have been suggested, and one on which the
Public Health Committee reported favourably was
referred to a Special Sub-Committee of the Public Health, General
Purposes, Highways, &c., and Finance Committees. The Sub-Committee
after carefully considering the scheme and the report of a
surveycr and valuer were of opinion that the cost of the land made
the scheme prohibitive, and it was therefore not proceeded with.
Further schemes were subsequently considered by the Sub-Committee,
and the Public Health Committee decided to recommend the purchase
of certain land not exceeding acres in area at a sum of not exceeding
£4,000 per acre for a scheme to provide about 30 houses at a total