View report page

REPORT, 1893-94.
31
XXX. Hospital Accommodation.
Notice having been received from the Metropolitan
Asylums Board as to the urgent need of additional
Hospital Accommodation for Infectious cases,
and the probability that the accommodation for fever
patients at the Manager's disposal would shortly become
exhausted, the Sanitary Committee was empowered,
in case of emergency, to make temporary
arrangements for providing accommodation for fever
patients in the Parish should the Asylums Board
not be able to do so.
The Sanitary Committee, after viewing the Freehold
land belonging to the Parish at Alperton,
expressed an opinion that the same would be suitable
for the erection thereon of a temporary hospital for
scarlet fever cases, but difficulties having arisen as
to the prompt utilisation of the site, and a marked
diminution of the epidemic having shown itself, the
Committee deemed it unnecessary to proceed further
in the matter; but a resolution was passed
empowering the Medical Officer, in conjunction with
the Vice-Chairman of the Committee, to secure one
or more houses for the purpose of giving effect to
Section 60 of the Public Health (London) Act 1891.
A temporary Assistant Medical Officer of Health
was ultimately appointed, and the Committee were
fortunately able to deal with the epidemic without
spending any of the money (£1,500) passed by the
Yestry for temporary hospital accommodation.