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"2.—That there should be power to the local authority to require medical
examination of all persons entering common lodging-houses and casual wards,
and that each inmate of a common lodging-house or casual ward should, on
admission, have a hath of fresh water.
"3.—That the local authority should have power to order the keeper of a common
lodging-house in which there has been infectious disease, to refuse fresh
admissions for such time as may be required by the authority.
"4.—That the local authority should be empowered to require the temporary
closing of any common lodging-house in which infectious disease has occurred.
"5.—That the local sanitary authorities should have power to require the detention
of any inmate of a common lodging-house or casual ward who may
reasonably be suspected of being liable to convey infectious disease.
"6.—That means should be provided for the detention and isolation of any
vagrant found wandering in a public place, if reasonably suspected of being
liable to convey infectious disease.
"7.—That the local authority should have full power to require the disinfection
of the person and clothes of any person in a common lodging-house or casual
ward, whether infected or exposed to infection.
"8.—That arrangements should be made by which the occurrence of infectious
disease in common lodging-houses or casual wards should be made known by
the local authority of the district to the local authorities of other districts.
"9.—That local authorities should be empowered to require the vaccination or
revaccination of persons in common lodging-houses or casual wards who are
exposed to the infection of smallpox.
The above resolutions came under the consideration of a Committee of the Vestry, but
no action was taken thereon.
The piece of vacant ground adjoining Trinity Boys' School, Rotherhithe Street, having
been for some long time since a nuisance, and the Vestry having made futile efforts to find the
owner or owners, resolved, on 18th December, 1894, to fence in the piece of vacant ground