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"London County Council,
Spring Gardens, S.W.,
13th April, 1892.
Sir,
The Mansion House Council on the Dwellings of the Poor, on
30th March, after considerable correspondence with the Local
Government Board, forwarded to the Council particulars of certain
cases in which they consider your District Board have made default
under tho Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and requested the
Council to intervene under Sections 100 and 101 of the Act. Having
regard to the large number of houses referred to in tho above
mentioned letter, tho Council has instructed its Medical Officer to
inquire into and report on tho sanitary state and administration of
the St. Saviour's District, and I am directed to ask your District
Board to be good enough to give him any facilities they can for the
purpose of his inquiry.
I am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
The Clerk, H. DE LA HOOKE,
St. Saviour's District Board." Clerk of the Council.
On the letter being submitted to the Board, they passed
the following resolution:—
"That, whilst we believe that the sanitary condition of tho St.
Saviour's District will compare favourably with that of neighbouring
parishes and other portions of the Mrtropolis, wo aro
most willing that the Inquiry take place, and we will afford the
greatest facilities to the said Inquiry."
The Board also appointed a Special Committee, consisting
of the four Chairmen of Standing Committees, and Messrs.
Blatchford, Goodwin and Henley, to watch the proceedings
and safeguard the interests of the Board in tho matter.
After making various preliminary inquiries of the Medical
Officer and Clerk of the Board as to the area, population,
boundaries, &c., of the District, Mr. Shirley F. Murphy, the
Medical Officer of Health to the London County Council,
commenced an examination of the District on Wednesday, the
18th May, in company of Dr. Herron, the Medical Officer of
the Board, and the two Sanitary Inspectors, the Mansion
House Council being also represented; visiting in the first
instance those premises which had been reported upon by the
Mansion House Council. This part of the investigation proceeded
intermittently, Mr. Shirley Murphy devoting all the
time the could spare to the work; and, in the latter part of
July, it was understood to have been completed. Mr. Murphy
then commenced a further and independent investigation of
the District, and it is expected that he will have completed the
same and be ready to make his report to the County Council
about October.
Workmeri's
Dwellings.
In December last, the Board, on the motion of Mr. Meikle,
caused a letter to be addressed to the Trustees of the Peabody
Donation Fund, and also to the Trustees of the Guinness