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Hitherto it has been the practice to visit and examine the Alien steerage
passengers on immigrant ships after they have arrived at Gravesend, and such
as were considered undesirable have been detained on board the vessels, whilst
the Immigration Board has met for the hearing of appeals at premises in Great
Tower Street.
This clause compels the Port Authority, if so required by the Secretary of
State, to provide and maintain accommodation for the reception of Alien
steerage passengers who shall be conditionally disembarked for the purpose of
inspection, &c.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, became law.
Clause 8 provides that:—
" From and after the passing of this Act the following provisions
" shall apply to any room shop or other part of a building within the
" county in which any article whether solid or liquid intended or
" adapted for the food of man is sold or exposed for sale or deposited for
" the purpose of sale or of preparation for sale or with a view to future
"" sale :—
(a) "No urinal water-closet earth closet privy ashpit or other
" like sanitary convenience shall be within such room shop or other
" part of a building or shall communicate therewith except through
" the open air or through an intervening ventilated space ;
(b) " No cistern for supplying water to such room shop or other
" part of a building shall be in direct communication with and
" directly discharge into any such sanitary convenience ;
(c) "No drain or pipe for carrying off faecal or sewage matter
" shall have any inlet or opening within such room shop or other
" part of a building";
(d) " No such room shop or other part of a building shall be
" used as a sleeping place and so far as may be reasonably necessary
" to prevent risk of the infection or contamination of any such
" article as aforesaid no sleeping place shall adjoin such room shop
" or other part of a building and communicate therewith except
" through the open air or through an intervening ventilated space ;
(e) " Refuse or filth whether solid or liquid shall not be deposited
" or allowed to accumulate in any such room shop or other part of
" a building except so far as may be reasonably necessary for the
" proper carrying on of trade or business ;