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Camberwell A stove is employed for the purpose.
Greenwich—
Greenwich The sanitary authority are provided with a destructor as well
as a disinfector.
Deptford Burnt when necessary at the Board's yard. No special
apparatus.
Lewisham
Woolwich Burnt in the dust destructor.
Plumstead Burnt on the open ground near the river.
Lee
Accommodation for temporary shelter.
Section 60 of the Public Health (London) Act requires every sanitary authority to provide, free
of charge, temporary shelter or house accommodation with any necessary attendants for the members of
any family in which any dangerous infectious disease has appeared, who have been compelled to leave
their dwellings, for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected by the sanitary authority.
It will be seen by reference to the return, that this provision has not yet been made in every
district. In April, 1893, I gave account of the character of the provision which had already been
made in thirteen districts. The shelter provided in St. Saviour Southwark, is no longer available, and
the authority is seeking for accommodation elsewhere. The Vestry of St. Luke has discontinued an
arrangement made to share the use of the Clerkenwell shelter. On the other hand nine authorities
who had not provided shelters in 1893 have now done so. The following statement shows the nature
of the accommodation which has been afforded in different districts—
1. St. George, Hanover-square The shelter consists of a basement with two rooms and a
water-closet in the yard. It is provided with a fireplace,
chairs, bedstead, and crockery. There is no special
attendant. It has been in existence since February, 1893,
and has been used ten times. It is said that difficulty is
experienced in inducing people to use the accommodation.
2. Westminster (St. Margaret Five rooms, with one bed in each, have been provided in
and St. John) connection with the new mortuary and coroner's court.
There is moreover a bath-room with hot and cold water
services laid on.
3. St. James, Westminster 6, Dufours-place. A house adjoining the vestry's stone-yard
has been fitted up for use as a shelter. There are two
rooms, sitting-room and bedroom, on the second floor,
and there is similar accommodation on the third floor.
There are two water-closets. No bath is provided.
There is a resident caretaker, and crockery and cooking
utensils are available for the use of persons coming into
the shelter. A few families have already been accommodated
there.
4. Marylebone At present a house in Orcus-street, Lisson-grove, is used
temporarily until the erection of a shelter which has been
sanctioned by the vestry, and which will provide accommodation
for at least four families.
5. Hampstead A two-storey two-roomed house has been provided in the
stone-yard, Lithos-road. The ground floor and upper
floor are approached by separate entrances, and each has
a water-closet in connection with it. Each room is
furnished with a fireplace, a table, chairs and crockery.
This shelter is in the care of the man in charge of the
6tone-yard.
6. St. Pancras Situated at Cambridge-street; four rooms on first floor of a
ing the ground floor of which is used as a coach-bouse for
the disinfecting vans. These four rooms are approached by
a singlo staircase, adjoining each room is a bath-room
with hot and cold water laid on. The rooms are
furnished, but there are no beds. Crockery and cooking
utensils are provided. There are two water-closets.
The shelter has been used by sixty or seventy persons,
but great reluctance to go there is manifested by the
inhabitants.
7. Islington The shelter house (Seven-sisters-road) adjoins the new
disinfecting station. It consists of four two-roomed
tenements, each provided with a bath-room and watercloset.
There is a separate approach to each set of
tenements. The rooms are now being furnished, beds,
bedding, crockery, &c., will be provided. The caretaker's
rooms are situated between the shelter-house and the
disinfecting-station.