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The Council eventually determined to acquire the webber Row
and King's Bench Walk areas, leaving the Grotto Place area for
further consideration.
An improvement scheme was accordingly prepared by the
Council, and laid before the Home Secretary and Mr. H. T. Steward,
on behalf of the Home office, held a Public Inquiry at the Vestry
Hall, on the 12th and 13th March, 1900, in reference to the Scheme,
whicn is entitled " London (Webber how and Wellington Place and
King's Bench Walk) Improvement Scheme, 1899.''
Counsel appeared on behalf of the Loudon County Council, and o???
several of the owners and lessees of premises within the areas. The
decision of Mr. Steward has not yet been made known.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
At the meeting of the Vestry, held on the 18th April, 1899, the
question of the danger to the public arising from the consumption ol
milk from tuberculous cows, and the consequent spread of phthisis
was considered by the Vestry, when a resolution was adopted to the
effect that the question of taking samples of milk for the purpose o
bacteriological examination, in order to ascertain the presence of the j
bacillus of tuberculosis, was referred to the Public Health Committee i
The Committee have, up to the present, not seen their way t( j
take any further action in this matter.
FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN.
The high infantile mortality in this parish has drawn the atten
tion of the Sanitary Authority to the necessity for parents and others
having the custody and management of children, receiving informa
tion as to the best methods of feeding and caring for infants. The
Committee accordingly requested the Medical Officer of Health to
prepare a report embodying suggestions to parents as to these matters
and after giving careful consideration to the same, the Vestry directet
5,000 copies to be printed and distributed throughout the parish.
It is hoped that the instructions given in the Report may be o
use to parents and others in diminishing the death-rate amongs
children.
MEASLES.
A letter was received in February, 1900, from the Vestry of St
Mary, Battersea, asking the Vestry to consider as to the advisability.