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To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons
of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
"WE whose names are hereunto subscribed, of your Port of London
'' Sanitary Committee, to whom it has been referred to carry into
execution the Public Health Acts, 1872 and 1875, beg to submit for the
consideration of your Honourable Court the Report of Dr. William Collingridge,
the Medical Officer of Health of the Port of London, for the Half-year ending
31st December, 1890, which Report contains a full and detailed account of
the work done during that period in the Port of London by the Medical
Officer and the Inspectors.
It will be seen that the Port has again been singularly free from small-pox,
only three cases having been discovered.
The Report also deals at some length with the important subject of cholera.
Owing to the serious outbreak of this disease in Spain and Mesopotamia fresh
regulations for the treatment of persons suffering from cholera, and the
prevention of its spread, were framed and issued by the Local Government
Board under the Public Health Act, 1875. A copy of these regulations is
appended to the Medical Officer's Report.
In the Report will also be found, among other matters, much interesting
information regarding various infectious diseases, the administration of the
Canal Boats Acts within the Port, the Training Ships, and the River.
We beg further to report that it becomes necessary that the Medical Officer
and the Inspectors of Nuisances of the Port of London should be re-appointed
for a period of twelve months from the 25th March, 1891 ; we accordingly
recommend that William Collingridge, M.D., should be re-appointed for that
period as the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London, and that
Henry Spadaccini at 60s. per week, William Baillie at 45s. per week, William
Anderson at 45s. per week, and Thomas William Bailey at 30s. per week, be
re-appointed Inspectors.
As stated in our Reports, agreed to by your Honourable Court, great
advantage has been found from having a Medical Officer to take charge of the
Hospital at Gravesend, and as Mr. Philip Whitcombe continues to perform
his duties in a most satisfactory manner we are of opinion that his services
should be retained for the same period as the other officers, and that we should
be authorised to re-appoint him accordingly at his present rate of remuneration,
viz. : Two hundred Guineas for one year.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks having retired from the position of Chief Caretakers at
the Hospital, as reported to your Honourable Court, we have promoted
Mr. and Mrs. Ballard to fill the vacancies, they having been in the service of
your Committee for the past few years as Assistant Caretaker and Nurse
respectively.