Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Necessary Accommodation; Public Urinals, &c 122
Public Baths and Washhouses: To be provided forthwith "123
Washhouses apart from Baths: A public want 123
Mortuaby, Public: Observations with reference to the 123
,, Increasing use made of the 123
„ Views of the Royal Commission with reference to 124
,, Particulars of 100 consecutive Applications for Permission
to deposit Bodies 125
Coboneb's Coubt ; a public want 125
Disinfection 126
Houses Let in Lodgings, &c. The Law relating to 126
„ Proceedings of the Vestry with reference to, 1878.1886 127
„ Regulations for, made by the Vestry 129
„ Regulation 1.—Difficulties arising under, with reference
to Registration 129
,, „ Judicial decision with reference to 130
„ ,, Is fairly open to objection 131
„ „ (New) made and confirmed 132
„ Procedure under Regulations, especially with reference
to Registration 133
,, Apprehensions of Owners and Keepers of Houses let
in Lodgings with reference to effect of Registration
[???] to be unfounded 134
„ Instructions to Sanitaby Inspectobs with reference
to Inspection of 134
Housing of the Wobking Classes: Observations with reference
to the Report of the Royal Commission; on the
Housing of the Working Classes (England) Act,
1885 ; on the Public Health (Metropolis) Bill, 1885 ;
and on the subject generally 136
Metropolitan Main Drainage
„ Metropolitan Board of Works decide to deal with sewage
at the Outfalls by Chemical Precipitation of the
Solid Matters, and, when necessary, deodorisation of
the effluent, followed by immediate discharge into
the River, contrary to the recommendation of the
Royal Commission in favour of a system of Land
Filtration of the Effluent, prior to its discharge
into the River 137
Water Supply. Abstract of Report on, by Professor Frankland 140
., „ ,, „ Sir Francis Bolton (Water
Examiner under the
Met ropolis Water Act,1871) 144
„ „ Deterioration of, in Dirty Cisterns 148