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74
ANNUAL SANITARY CONGRESS AT BRISTOL.
(Special Report presented to the Council on Sept. 13fh, 1906.)
We attended, as the Council's delegates, the Bristol Congress
of the Royal Sanitary Institute. The total number of
Delegates was 422, Congress Associates 84, Members of the
Institute 260, together with Trades and Visitors 252, making
a total attendance of 1,018.
The Congress consisted of three sections :
(a) Sanitary Science and Preventive Medicine,
(b) Engineering and Architecture,
(c) Chemistry, Physics and Biology;
whilst there were also held five Conferences, as follows:—
(1) Municipal Representatives; (2) Medical Officers of
Health; (3) Engineers; (4) Veterinary Inspectors; (5) Sanitary
Inspectors; (6) Women interested in Hygiene; and (7)
Persons interested in the Hygiene of School Life. Addresses
were delivered by the various presidents in connection with
the different Sections and Conferences.
An Exhibition of Apparatus and Appliances relating to
Health and of Domestic use was held in connection with the
Congress.
A large number of Papers were read, and many interesting
discussions took place, dealing with a variety of
subjects of importance connected with the sanitary administration
of local authorities. With all these subjects it is
impossible to deal in the present report, but we subjoin a
short account of those, which we have selected, as most
interesting for the information of the Council, as follows :—
1.—The Lady Health Visitor and Health Visiting.
An important discussion took place in connection with the
subject of "The Lady Health Visitor," whose presence is
deemed to be necessary in country as well as in town