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The regular removal of house refuse has for many years
compared favourably with that of any London district. The
streets and courts have, as usual, been regularly cleansed,
and the walls of the public courts have been twice limewhited
during the year.
The provision of a bath at the Shelter for the use of
persons during the disinfection of their rooms, and under the
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897, had much attention from the
Committee, but for several reasons it was at present considered
inexpedient.
The Vaccination Act, 1898, was passed on the 12th
August, from which date the '' Conscience Clause " came into
operation, and the rest of the Act on the 1st January, 1899.
By this Act the following changes are introduced:—
Vaccination is to be within six months after birth,
instead of three months.
The Public Vaccinator of the District must, if
required, vaccinate at the home of the child.
If the child is not vaccinated within four months
after birth, the Public Vaccinator must visit the home
of the child and offer to vaccinate the child with
glycerinated calf lymph.
Vaccination may be postponed if it cannot safely
be performed on account of the condition of the home
or the prevalence of infectious disease in the district.
Notice of the certificate of postponement must be
forthwith given to the Medical Officer of Health for
the district.