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The past year has seen the birth of several important
Sanitary measures—notably the Children Act, the Housing Act,
and the London County Council(General Powers) Act.
The latter Act provides that houses newly occupied as
tenement-houses must have suitable accommodation for the
storage of food.
Though much has been done, much remains to do. The
By-laws for houses let in lodgings are still unrevised. There are
no By-laws for houses let in lodgings in Eltham.
The Women Sanitary Inspectors are unable to cope with
half the work which should properly be done by them. Other
Boroughs have Health Societies and persons of leisure who act
as voluntary health-visitors. Woolwich, not possessing these
advantages, can only replace them by Municipal effort.
Hoping that these matters may receive your early attention.
I am, Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
SIDNEY DAVIES.
May, 1910.