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6. Sinks.—To pour water daily down the sinks, and keep on the
covers of the sinks.
7. Disinfectants.—To throw disinfectants, especially carbolic acid,
into water closets, sinks, and offensive yards. (As carbolic acid is
poisonous, particular care should be taken to place tho word "poison"
upon every bottle or package containing same.)
8. Dustbins.—To give notice immediately of any accumulation in
the dustbin.
As Cholera is prevailing abroad, and may possibly be brought here,
it may be well pointed out that, in former visitations, when attention
has been paid to the above precautions, its advent has been harmless,
but when they have been neglected, severe mortality has ensued.
By order of the Sanitary Committee.
J. W. GRIFFITH, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry.
Vestry Hall, Clerkenwell,
July 30th, 1883.
Carbolic acid may be obtained free by the Poor on application
at the Vestry Hall.
10,000 of these bills were distributed, one or more in every
house in the Parish.
Arrangements were also made by the Local Government
Board, in conjunction with the Asylum Boards, in regard to
providing and arranging the Hospital accommodation, the
ordering of proper ambulances, &c., which would be requisite
in case of a visitation of the epidemic; and a map was prepared,
showing the position of the several Institutions where Cholera
cases would be received in the event of an outbreak. Fortunately,
we have so far been spared; yet the arrangements are
still in order. How, in spite of what was then done, and what
has always been done, under similar circumstances, Sir William
Harcourt could assert, in the House of Commons, that in the
event of an epidemic occurring in the Metropolis, there was no
uniformity of action, and no central guiding power over the
Vestries and Local Boards, seems to mo only Intelligible on the
plea that he is a special pleader in a cause.
A list of our poorer courts and streets was also made out,
and the inspection of these was handed over to the three
inspectors, who were to report upon any sanitary defects found