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By another Section, the 37th, the Vestry are
enabled "to enter into any agreement with any
"person or body of persons having the manage"ment
of any hospital for the reception of the sick
"inhabitants of its district, on payment by the
"Authority of such annual or other sum as may be
"agreed upon." Accordingly, on the 4th of January,
the Sanitary Committee authorized me to
confer with the Guardians of St. Marylebone as well
as with the Managers of the Small.pox Hospital.
As a result of these conferences, the Committee
subsequently recommended the Vestry to make
an arrangement with the Managers of the Smallpox
Hospital for the reception of patients at
£3:3:0 each. This recommendation was not
acceded to.
In accordance with the 53rd Section, notice
was given by placards posted in conspicuous places
throughout the Parish for the periodical removal of
manure; and in one instance proceedings were
taken for the recovery of penalties. As, however,
these proceedings failed in consequence of a technical
difficulty, it appeared to the Sanitary Committee
that no advantage would be gained by
repeating the experiment.
Appointment of an Assistant Inspector.
On the 3rd of May the Sanitary Committee, in
consideration of the great increase in the Parish
of houses requiring Sanitary supervision, and the
augmentation of the duties devolving on the