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Drainage Bye-laws. The London County Council has again
had under consideration the draft bye-laws for regulating the
construction of drains, &c. throughout the whole metropolis, and
are applying to the Local Government Board for their approval.
Carbolic Acid—Poisons Order. By an Order dated 26th July,
1900, and issued by the Lords of the Privy Council, it is henceforth
required that liquid preparations of Carbolic Acid and its
homologues containing more than three per cent, of those
substances, except any preparation prepared for use as sheep-wash,
or for any other purpose in connection with agriculture or horticulture
and contained in a closed vessel, distinctly labelled with
the word " Poisonous," the name and address of the seller and a
notice of the agricultural or horticultural purpose for which the
preparation has been prepared, shall be deemed poisons within
the meaning of the Pharmacy Act, 1868, and shall be deemed
poisons in the second part of Schedule A. of the said Pharmacy
Act, 1868.
L.C.C. re Proposed Amendment of Bye-laws re Offensive Matter.
During the year the L.C.C. have had under consideration the
amendment of their bye-laws relative to the removal of offensive
matter and have invited suggestions, and upon the recommendation
of the Health Committee, the London County Council was
informed that this Authority were of opinion that the most suitable
times for the removal of offensive matter by road, are between 4 a.m.
and 10 a.m. from March to October, and between 6 a.m. and
11 a.m. from November to February, and that they were opposed
to the removal of any such matter during the evening, and that
the bye-laws should apply to the removal of horsedung-manure
mixed with either straw or moss litter.
Medical Examination of Officers and Employes.
Two hundred and forty-one medical examinations have
been carried out during the year. The persons examined