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of approaching the Local Government Board with a view to measles
being included in the list of notifiable diseases. The Vestry, however,
n view of a report prepared and presented to them by the Public
Health Committee in 1896, directed a reply to be sent stating that
they were not in favour of measles being included in the notifiable
diseases.
FREQUENT FLOODING OF BASEMENTS.
Notwithstanding the various representations which had from
time to time been made to the London County Council, urging upon
them to take action to prevent the flooding of basements by the
overflow of sewage in heavy rain storms, no action appears to
have been taken by the Council prior to October, 1899. In that
month a list was prepared by the Surveyor of the houses in the Parish
which were liable to be flooded during heavy rains, and the Vestry
determined to forward the list to the Council, together with a communication
urging that no delay should take place to remedy the
evil complained of.
An extensive scheme for the main drainage of the Metropolis
on the south side of the river was considered by the Council in
November, but it appeared that a number of years must elapse before
any mitigation could be afforded to the evils caused by the flooding
of basements in this district. At the suggestion of the Vestry of
Battersea, a deputation was accordingly appointed to wait upon the
Main Drainage Committee of the Council urging them, if possible, to
expedite the matter. The deputation was received by the Committee
on the 30th November, but although the Committee undertook to
deal as promptly as possible with the question, it appeared that seven
or eight years must elapse before any adequate relief could be afforded
to this district.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
The sanitary condition of several of the blocks of workmen s
dwellings in the parish having been from time to time brought
before the Committee, they formed the opinion that in order to
maintain a high standard of efficiency and cleanliness in these
buildings it was necessary that they should be placed under the
supervision of the sanitary inspectors. With this view, on the
recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health, three blocks of