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sumption. The meeting appointed a deputation to wait on
the Councils of Lewisham and Greenwich, inviting them
to take the same steps as have been taken in Woolwich to
provide beds for sanatorium treatment at some existing sanatorium.
The Borough Council of Greenwich received the
deputation and gave careful consideration to 'the suggestion
made. They decided, however, that the matter was one for
joint action on the part of the London Sanitary Authorities,
and consequently called a Conference.
The Conference met at the Caxton Hall, Westminster, and
the chair was taken in the first place by the Mayor of
Westminster, and in the second by Canon Horsley, the Mayor
of Southwark.
The following resolutions were moved on behalf of the
Greenwich Borough Council by Dr. Gordon Parker, and
after a long discussion were carried:—
(a) That in the opinion of this Conference it is
able that a sanatorium should be established for
the accommodation of persons of the working class
of the Metropolis suffering from Tuberculosis, and
that such institution should be maintained by a
charge upon "the several Metropolitan Boroughs
in accordance with their respective rateable values.
(b) That in the opinion of this Conference the proposed
sanatorium should be under the direct control of
the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and that such
Authority be asked to seek the necessary Parliamentary
powers for that purpose (if necessary).
(c) That copies of the above resolutions be forwarded
to the Metropolitan Asylums Board and to the
Local Government Board.