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 St James's, Westminster]
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infectants would meet all the necessities of the case under
that head, and if it should be found necessary to remove
healthy persons from rooms occupied by infectious sick
accommodation would be provided for them at 6, Dufour's
Place, part of which was about to be furnished as a lodging
for persons temporarily displaced for the disinfection of
their rooms.
In connection with this subject, the Vestry, in October
passed a vote of thanks to the Committee of the Westminster
General Dispensary, Gerrard Street, for the kind
and ready manner in which they intimated their willing,
ness to assist the Vestry in dealing with cholera if occasion
required.
Fortunately, however, no case of Cholera was reported
in the Parish.
BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
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The Vestry having received an invitation from the
British Institute of Public Health to appoint delegates to
take part in the Annual Congress for 1894, proposed to be
held in London from July 26th to 31st inclusive, appointed
the Chairman of the Sanitary Committee (Mr. John
Bonthron), Mr. Angold, and the Medical Officer of Health,
delegates to the said Congress.
ST. JAMES'S DWELLINGS.
This property continues to be well let although necessarily
there have been several changes of tenants during the year.
Since the last report of the Vestry a further sum of £300