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 Rotherhithe]
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all parties interested as adjoining owners, and also subject to their taking all risk and
to their entering into an agreement to become the tenants of the Vestry during its
pleasure, and to re-instate the gates to their present position on their giving up or
ceasing to occupy their present premises.
The Vestry has granted permission to the East London Railway Joint Committee
to place an advertising direction board in the Vestry's Depot in the Lower Road, subject to
an agreement and payment of an annual rental of £1.
The Vestry has acceded to the request made by the Commissioners for Public
Libraries in this Parish to furnish them with copies of the Agenda Papers of the
Vestry's Meetings for reference in the Reading Room.
Upon request made by the London County Council, the Vestry passed a resolution
that the Medical Officer of Health give immediate notice to the Vaccination Officer of
the district of cases of small pox occurring in the parish.
"At a meeting of the Vestry, held the 20th January, 1891, the Rev. Edward Josselyn
Beck (the Chairman) announced to the Meeting that he had just received the melancholy
intelligence of the death of Mr. William Burley, the Assistant Clerk to the Vestry,
which had taken place within the last ten minutes, and he was sure that all present
would share with him the deep regret he felt in losing one who had been connected
with and served the Vestry and the Parish faithfully so many years, and was so
universally esteemed and respected by all who knew him."
"Mr. Bulmer expressed the great regret with which he had heard the announcement
just made by the Chairman, and moved that a letter be written and sent to the
sisters of the late Mr. Burley, conveying the deep sympathy and condolence of this
Board with them in their affliction, which was seconded in a few feeling remarks by
Mr. Smith, and supported by Mr. Walker and other members of the Board, and on
being put to the meeting, was carried unanimously, and it was "
"Resolved accordingly. It was also"
"Resolved that the Board adjourn as soon as the most pressing part of the business
on the Agenda Paper has been concluded."