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St Giles (Camberwell) 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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James Fosten, John Hampden Davis, Benjamin Ellis,
Broxholm Johnson, Arthur O'Neill, William Howe,
Thomas Teasdale, Griffith Gibbon, .John George Norton
Woodmansee, John Alfred Davis, Thomas John Perry,
Richard Thomas Bonsall, William Leonard Dowton,
Matthew Wallace, William Thomas Greene, and Theodore
Falecki.
The resolutions of the deputations were referred to the
Standing Committees with power to act.
On the 30th of November a further deputation
attended complaining of the little that had been done to
relieve the distress, and the following resolution Avas
passed:—That the Vestry malthe names of all persons out of employment, and that the
Surveyor be instructed to employ the men not less than
two days per week, and to employ as many as possible.
The following report was issued by the Special Committee
appointed by resolution of Vestry of November 16th,
1892, to "enquire into the means by which a Labour
Exchange can be established in this Parish, for the purpose
of facilitating employment and relieving the sad distress
now occasioned through want of work amongst a large
number of parishioners."
Chairman and
Vice-Chairman.
1. Reporting:—That your Special Committee
appointed Mr. G. Gibbon as Chairman, and Mr.
T. J. Perry as Vice-Chairman.
Chelsea Labour
Bureau.
2. Reporting:—That Mr. T. Smyth, the
Superintendent of the Chelsea Labour Bureau, kindly
attended your Committee, and gave full information as to
the working of the Labour Bureau, established by the
Chelsea Vestry in September, 1891, and opened 5th