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Vestry accordingly passed a resolution directing the General
Purposes Committee to examine the deeds and records in the
ossession of the Yestry and to report thereon as to their future
ustody. The Committee are still proceeding with the work.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SEWERS COMMITTEE.
PREVENTION OF PHTHISIS.
The Report presented by the Medical Officer of Health in the
early part of 1899, suggesting regulations for the prevention of
Phthisis, was considered by the Yestry on the 4th April, 1899, when
the Medical Officer was requested to prepare the suggested regulations
in a concise and abridged form so as to be issued as a leaflet to the
inhabitants of the parish.
After consideration and amendment these regulations have since
been printed and 5,000 circulated throughout the parish.
WEBBER ROW AND KING'S BENCH WALK, UNHEALTHY AREAS.
It will be remembered that in November, 1898, the Medical
Officer of Health presented a Report to the Yestry recommending
that three unhealthy areas known as Webber Row, Grotto Place and
King's Bench Walk Areas should be brought before the London County
Council with a view to their dealing with the same under the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890. In order that the Council
might be properly informed with regard to the state of affairs in these
districts, a request was made by them for certain statistics to be
supplied as to the death rate of the same. A Return was accordingly
prepared under the direction of the Committee, and alter careful
revision forwarded to the Council.
From intimations received by members of the Vestry, it
appeared that the Council were prepared to consider the suggestion
that some portion of the areas should be acquired, and the Medical
Officer of Health was requested by the Public Health and Sewers
Committee to forward formal representations under Part I. of the Act,
to the London County Council with respect to the three unhealthy
areas.