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Paddington 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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REPORT.
The Special Public Health Committee beg
to state to the Vestry the work in which they have
been engaged, under the special powers entrusted
to them, since their appointment. They believe
that they cannot do this better than by incorporating
in their statement the following Report laid before
them at their last Meeting by the Medical Officer
of Health: —
During the six weeks ending the 15th of September,
The Special Health Committee, which was appointed
at the Vestry held on the 27th of July, has met weekly
for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred upon
them by the "The Diseases Prevention Act," and of
carrying into effect the Regulations of the Privy
Council. At each Meeting, reports have been received
relating to the Sanitary condition of the Parish, and to
the progress made in execution of preventive measures.
The following is a summary of the proceedings of
the Committee:—
Medical Visitors.
In accordance with the fourth Section of the
Regulations, the Parish was at the first Meeting of the