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 Fulham]
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On the 1st March 1893, the Clerk read a letter from the Local
Government Board as follows, viz. :
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S.W.
Sir 21st February, 1893.
I am directed by the Local Government Board to acknowledge
the receipt of your tetter of the 16th, instant, and, in reply, to
state that as Mr J. E Cooney has resigned his appointment as
Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of Fulham, it does not
appear to the Board necessary for them to offer any comments
on his letter of the 10th instant.
The Board request that the particulars of the appointment of
a successor to Mr. Cooney in the above mentioned Office, may
be communicated to them in one of the enclosed forms.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
W. J. H. Denselow, Esq., WILL. E. KNOLLEYS,
Clerk to the Vestry of the Assistant Secretary.
Parish of Fulham.
TOWN HALL.
Lettings. During the year ended 25th March, 1893, the Town
Halls have been let as follows:—
Quarter.
Occasions Hired.
Fees Received
£
S.
d.
March to June, 1892
16
72
4
0
June to September, 1892
9
25
0
0
September to December, 1892
57
164
11
2
December, 1892 to March, 1893
76
216
6
6
Total
158
£4478
1
8
The fees received during the year ended 25th March, 1892,
amounted to £313 15s.
Living Rooms in
the Basement.
On the 21st September, 1892, the Town Hall Committee
reported to the Vestry, that, having received a
notice from the Public Health Department, requiring the Vestry to
discontinue to allow to be occupied the Caretaker's room in the
basement of the Town Hall as sleeping rooms, the Hall-Keeper be
given notice to quit the rooms and a Night Porter be appointed at a
salary of 30s. weekly, which report was adopted.
On the 12th October, 1892, the Vestry instructed the Clerk to
issue advertisements for a Night Porter, the hours to be from 6
o'clock p.m. to 7 o'clock a.m., Sundays excepted,