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Several other buildings were inspected by him both within the City area and
outside the county, and reports were made thereon to the Red Cross Committee.
Billets.—Your Medical Officer of Health acts as Sanitary Supervisor of the
City of London for the Military Authorities, and is responsible for supervising the
sanitation of troops billeted therein. These billets have been inspected each week and
the routine work has been under the direct supervision of the Inspector for the district
in which the respective billets were located. A weekly report has been forwarded to
the War Office in respect of this work.
Wounded Soldiers.—At the request of the Wounded Allies' Relief Committee
the Lord Mayor was requested to find provision for a number of wounded Belgian
Soldiers in the earlier stages of the war. At His Lordship's instructions your Medical
Officer of Health was able to arrange with the Authorities of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital—with the concurrence of the War Office—that certain beds in that hospital
should be used for those soldiers. The City of London Red Cross Ambulance Corps
undertook the transfer of the patients from the station to the Hospital.
Infectious Diseases.—Various memoranda have been issued by the Local
Government Board outlining precautionary measures which should be adopted in
respect of Small-pox, Cerebro-Spinal Fever, Cholera and Enteric Fever. Intimations
in respect of contacts of each of these diseases have been received, the circumstances
investigated, and action appropriate to the occasion has been taken.
A carefully arranged scheme of co-operation between Military and Civil Sanitary
services has been prepared, and the requirements therein set out have been duly
observed. In addition formal official notes have been received respecting the important
subjects of the nutrition of children under school age, and the existence of unemployment
and distress among outworkers. Further orders relating to the necessity of
ensuring the strict observance of the Factory and Workshop Act as to home work in
connection with the manufacture of clothing for the Army have been issued.
The above matters although referred to only in brief form have involved my
Department in much increased responsibility, but as everyone has cheerfully accepted a
share of the work, all has gone smoothly and no considerable difficulties are being
experienced. I have hesitated about making any special reference to members of the
staff, all of whom have worked well, but I do not think that the efforts of Mr. Sharp,
who has acted as Chief Meat Inspector dnring the absence from duty of Mr. Young,
should be allowed to pass without my favourable acknowledgment.
AREA.
The City of London Registration District comprises an area of 675.2 acres
(excluding tidal water and foreshore), or 1.051 square miles, equal to a square of
1.0252 miles to a side.
The area of "Registration London" is 74,817 acres (excluding tidal water and
foreshore), or 116.9 square miles, equal to a square of 10.81 miles to a side.
DENSITY (1914).
City of London, Registration District, at night 25.4 persons to an acre.
„ „ „ „ during the day *547.3 „ „
Registration London, at night 60.4 „
* This figure refers only to persons "actively engaged in the City during the daytime," and is based upon
a Census taken in May, 1911