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 Camberwell]
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It may be incidentally remarked, that the principal
portion of the valuable residential property, before referred
to, is at a considerable distance from the locus of our
intended DepĂ´t; also that the presumption of it being the
intension of the Committee to recommend the construction of
a "Refuse Destructor " on this land, is unfounded.
In conclusion, we beg to be allowed, through the
Vestry, to assure our fellow Ratepayers of the locality in
question, that we are by no means unmindful of the
necessity of retaining, intact, the healthful reputation of
this specially favoured property; and that, did we not
continue to retain the views expressed in the former portion
of this Report, we would at once, in deference to their
opposition and protests, recommend the abandonment of
the Scheme. But our opinion remaining to the contrary,
we ask most respectfully that the Vestry do support the
Scheme, as now presented for its consideration.
JOS. J. PHILLIPS, (Chairman)
L. C. SHIPTON,
WILLIAM HANN,
GEO. SETTLES,
A. R. JACKSON,
J. F. THOMPSON.
November 22nd, 1889.
Your Committeo, in further proceeding in this direction,
commenccd, as an experiment, the sifting of a part of
the Dust carted to the Glengall Road Wharf, as also the
disposal of the residuals thereof. This experiment (although