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and the public of providing for small pox and fever cases,
whether amongst persons of the pauper class, or persons of
the non-pauper class without proper means of isolation, or
both, by a limited number of hospitals for the whole Metropolis
under one authority, such as the Managers of the
Metropolitan Asylum District, or by parochial and district
hospitals, under Vestries and District Boards.
8. The expediency of continuing the several existing small
pox and fever hospitals now under the Managers of the
Metropolitan Asylum District; or, if it be considered desirable
that any should be closed, the accommodation for small pox
and fever cases which should be substituted.
4. The expediency of the Managers of the Metropolitan
Asylum District establishing additional hospitals and of
making special provision for convalescent cases.
5. The conditions and limitations under which the hospitals
provided by the Managers should be continued, and the
general conditions aud limitations which should be observed
in the case of the establishment of new hospitals, whether by
the Managers or any other authority, so as to insure as far
as practicable, the recovery of the patients and the protection
of the public against contagion.
6. The operation of the Acts relating to the establishment
of hospitals for small pox and fever patients in the Metropolis,
and the provisions, if any required for the acquisition of sites
for such hospitals, whether by agreement or otherwise ; and
for the protection of the authorities providing small pox aud
fever hospitals, subject to the same being conducted with
reasonable care, and according to prescribed regulations, from
liability to legal proceedings, so as to secure the public against
the loss of the benefits arising from such institutions ; and to
make such suggestions as the Commission may deem expedient
in connection with all or any of the matters aforesaid.
The Commission have since that time examined a number
of witneeses, aud their report may be shortly expected.
Ambulance Provision for Infectious Diseases.
An important step taken by the Vestry during 1881 in the
performance of its duties in relation to infectious disease was
the purchase of an ambulance for the removal of infectious
cases to hospital. The arrangement which had existed for
this purpose up to that time was unsatisfactory, and delay
sometimes resulted. The ambulance was first used on May
17th, and since that date to the end of the year removed as
many as 223 cases to hospital, thus giving complete evidence
of the necessity of such a conveyance.