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4.—That a copy of the foregoing Resolutions be forwarded to the
Local Government Board, the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and
the several Vestries and District Boards of the Metropolis who have
appointed Delegates to attend this Conference, and that each of
those Vestries and District Boards be asked to appoint one
Representative to attend the proposed deputation to the President of
the Local Government Board.
Subsequently on the 11th December, upon the recommendation of the
Health Committee, your Vestry resolved—
(а) That the Local Government Board be asked to hold an Inquiry and take
evidence as to the present administration of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board ; such Inquiry also to include its constitution, mode
of election and scope of duties, its largely increasing yearly
expenditure, and its failure to provide for the requirements of the
Local Sanitary Authorities.
(b) That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the several Vestries
and District Boards of the Metropolis, urging each of them to send
a similar representation to the Local Government Board.
DISINFECTION.
During the year 1379 rooms have been fumigated, stripped, and cleansed ;
24,516 articles have bean steamed in the Chamber; and 769 articles have
been destroyed by fire in the Destructor Furnace.
Details of Disinfection.
Number of rooms fumigated 13/9
Number of notices served to strip and cleanse 1327