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VIII.—That 10,000 handbills be printed and circulated in
the district, giving instructions as to necessary precautions to be
observed in the event of an outbreak of the disease.
IX.—That samples of the water supplied to this district be
submitted to the Hoard's Analyst for analysis and report.
X.—That the dust be removed daily from every house in the
district, and where necessary, dust pails be provided for the
inhabitants, notices at the same time to be served for the
provision of sanitary bins. Also that every house in the district
be visited twice a week by the sanitary Inspectors or their
assistants.
XI. That the Medical Officer be empowered to furnish
premises intended for isolation or hospital accommodation.
XII. That all the medical men practising in the district
be communicated with, asking them to co-operate with the
Sanitary Authority in carrying out, as far as in them lies, the
above recommendations.
XIII. That the Guardians of St. Saviour's Union be asked
to set apart 100 beds for the accommodation of cholera patients
in Christchurch Workhouse.
Replies were received from Guy's and St. Thomas's
Hospitals intimating their willingness to receive patieuts
suffering from the disease; from the London County Council,
expressing their willingness to grant the use of the premises in
Southwark Street rent free, provided the Board connected the
drains with the sewer, and from the Guardians of St. Saviour's
Union offering to set apart 100 beds for the accommodation of
cholera patients in Christchurch Workhouse.
Copies of the above recommendations were sent to the
Local Government Hoard and the London County Council.
The details of the work carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors appear in the following columns, and 1 would desire
to draw the attention of the Board to the energy and enthusiasm
at all times shown by the Inspectors in carrying out the various
measures calculated to forward the sanitary interests ot the
district.
1 am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES HEBRON, M.D.
Medical Officer of Health.