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(4) A person who is not provided with lodging and accommodation in which
proper precautions can be taken to. prevent the spreading of the
dangerous infectious disease from which such person is suffering, shall
be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to be without proper lodging
or accommodation."
In the present state of political affairs there is little
prospect of the Bill becoming law this Session, the more
especially as it contains other provisions of a contentious
character.
PROGRESS IN SANITARY LEGISLATION.
In my Annual Report for 1888, I referred to a Synopsis
of various matters, relating to the extension of the duties and
powers of the Managers of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
with respect to infectious disease, which were still under the
consideration of the Local Government Board. This synopsis
had been prepared by direction of the General Purposes Committee,
at the latter end of 1888, and a copy of it was forwarded
to the President of the Local Government Board, "for his
information and consideration, in connection with any Bill
affecting the duties and responsibilities of the Managers,
which it may be his intention to submit to Parliament."
The document was of interest, as showing, inter alia, the
willingness of the Managers to undertake the duties of a
Central Hospital Authority, in regard to measures for checking
and preventing the spread of infectious disease. The
subjects referred to in the Synopsis were—
(1) Admission to Hospital of all classes of Infectious
Patients.
(2) General Conveyance of Infectious Persons to Hospital.
(3) Admission of cases of Diphtheria to the Hospitals.
(4) Compulsory Notification of Infectious Diseases.
(5) Compulsory Removal of the Infectious Sick to Hospital,
when without proper lodging or accommodation.
(6) Compulsory Purchase of Land.
(7) Contracts with Sanitary Authorities for the
tion and Maintenance in Hospitals of Non-paupers.