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establishments, a considerable portion of the expenses for
erection, &c., would be met out of the profits realized. In the
event of this not being the case, the average rate necessary to be
levied would be less than Id. in the pound.
The Committee strongly and unanimously urged the Vestry
to come to a decision which would confer upon the Parish a boon
of the highest order, and one which cannot fail to promote the
cleanliness, health, and general well-being of the people.
The Vestry having adopted the Report of the Special Committee,
a Meeting of the Vestry was upon a written request of
thirty-two Ratepayers and another of eighteen Members of the
Vestry duly convened for the purpose of considering and determining
whether the Act of 9 and 10 Victoria,Cap. 74, intituled—
" An Act to encourage the establishment of Public Baths and
Wash-houses" should be adopted for this Parish, and it was
unanimously resolved that such Act should be adopted. The
consent of the Secretary of the Local Government Board was
received, and upon the 7tli of December last the following Commissioners
were appointed, Messrs. J. T. Sears, R. Strong,
J. Duckett, W. L. Dowton, G. L. Turney, E. C. Davis, and
R. T. Bonsall. Mr. Sears was elected Chairman of the Commissioners,
and the following wTas the first Report of such
Commissioners:—
report of the commissioners of public baths
and wash-houses of camberwell.
We, the Commissioners, beg to report that we
considered it advisable, immediately after our appointment
by the Vestry, to inspect the Public Baths situated at
Lewisham and at Forest Hill which have been recently
erected, as also those at Rotherhitlie, where both Washhouses
and Baths are built and are now in good working
order, with a view of ascertaining the extent, fittings,