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New Legislation, &c., 1938.
The following new Acts and Orders affecting the work of the
Public Health Department were passed or came into force:—
(a) Acts of Parliament—
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (vide page 106).
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions)
Act, 1938 (vide page 123).
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1938,
which contains provisions dealing inter alia with the
provision by sanitary authorities of temporary shelter
for occupants of houses undergoing cleansing from
vermin, and the determination by the County Council
of places for holding inquests.
Population (Statistics) Act, 1938, which imposes upon
Registrars of Births and Deaths the duty of obtaining
certain further particulars on birth, still birth and
death registration.
Sea Fish Industry Act, 1938, under which all persons
carrying on the business of (1) selling "white fish"
by wholesale, (2) fishmonger, (3) fish frier, or curing,
salting, &c., of "white fish" are required to register
their businesses with the White Fish Commission.
The Council are not directly concerned with this Act.
(b) Orders and Regulations—
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking). Three
orders dealing with cauliflower and broccoli, cream
cheese, and beef.
Aircraft—Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations, 1938, for
preventing the introduction of infectious diseases into
the country by air-borne traffic.
Disinfestation—Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation of Buildings)
Regulations, 1938.
Factories—
Local Authorities (Transfer of Enforcement) Order,
1938.
Factories (Cleanliness of Walls and Ceilings) Order,
1938.
Factories Act (Postponement of certain Requirements)
Order, 1938.
Sanitary Accommodation Regulations, 1938 (vide
page 116).
Measles and Whooping Cough—County of London (Measles
and Whooping Cough) Regulations, 1938 (vide pages
64, 66)
Midwives—County of London (Midwifery—Prohibition of
Unqualified Persons) Order, 1938 (vide page 38).