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" Resolved, that in view of the introduction of some change in the Municipal
"Government of the Metropolis, this Vestry is of opinion that no change in the
" present svstem will be satisfactory or desirable, which does not admit of the retention
" bv the ratepayers of full control over their local affairs.
Upon the application of Messrs. Hames and Darling, the Metropolitan Board of
Works, in October, 1882, approved of the formation of the extension of Eugenia-road
into Oldfield-road, and of the name " Eugenia-road, S.E., in continuation of the same.
The Vestry having received notices from the Metropolitan Board of Works under
the Thames Prevention of Floods Act, for the raising and alterations to several plving
stairs and rights of way to the river in this parish, the necessary works were accordlingly
carried out in July 1882, under the direction of the Surveyor of Sewers to the
Vestry.
In June 1882, the Metropolitan Board of Works made the their formal order
for the renumbering of the houses in Plough-road and abolishing the subsidiary names
therein, and such renumbering has been carried out accordingly.
The Vestry having had under consideration a letter received from the Guardians
of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, together with an accompanying extract from a report of
their Workhouse and Infirmary Visiting Committee, as to the necessity of stringent
regulations for the protection of persons working in Lead Factories ; the Vestry referred
the matter to their General Purposes Committee for consideration and report.
The Committee on the 18th July, 1882, presented to the Vestrv a report received from
the Medical Officer of Health upon the subject, which, upon the recommendation of the
Committee, was adopted by the Vestry. The following is a copy of the said report:—
To the General Purposes Committee of the Vestrv
of the Parish of Rotherhithe, July 14th, 1882
Gentlemen,
As vou are taking into consideration the letter of the Clerk to the
Shoreditch Guardians re cases of Lead Poisoning, referred to you at your last Vestry
meeting, I have the honour to inform you, that from personal inspection and observation
of the prweess of blue and white lead manufacture in this and other parts of London,
consider the conclusions of the St. Leonard's Committee to be substantially correct, as
regards the white lead works in or near that parish (21 in number), but not applicable
to our own lead factories here, since
(a.) The grave effects of lead poisoning, i.e. colic, palsy, and insanity, are
practically only observed amongst persons making white lead and not
keeping themselves clean.
(b.) There is but one white lead factory in Rotherhithe, the two other lead
works not making it.