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carry out therein the sanitary requirements of the order
in council. The Vestry thus divided itself into 6 wardcommittees.
On the 2nd and 3rd August these committees met at the
Vestry Hall, and arranged as far as possible their plans of
action. The committees decided to meet as often as
circumstances might require, to take upon themselves for
the time being the supervision of all the sanitary work of
their respective districts, and to have their head quarters
at conveniently situated places, at each of which a special
complaint book was to be kept.
No. 1 Committee met at the National Schools, New Church Road.
No. 2 „ „ the British Schools, at the rear of Oakley Terrace,
Old Kent Road.
No. 3 „ „ the Vestry Hall.
No. 4 „ „ the Infant Schools, Arthur Street, Old Kent Road,
No. 5 „ „ the British Schools, High Street, Peckham.
No. 6 „ „ the Vestry Hall.
Either at these preliminary meetings, or very shortly
afterwards, the ward-committees nominated gentlemen to
act, if they should be called upon to do so, as Medical
Visitors within their respective wards. The gentlemen thus
nominated were:— for No. 1 ward, Mr. Hague: for No. 2,
ward, Dr. Johnson: for No. 3 ward, Mr. F. Chabôt: for
No. 4 ward, Dr. Simpson: for No. 5 ward, Dr. Blomfield
and Mr. Philp: and for No. 6 ward, Dr. Pinder, Dr, Sinclair,
and Dr. Ray. It was determined that their being called
upon to act in each ward should depend on the character
of the daily returns of health for that ward. Each ward-