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Greenwich 1905

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1905

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Section B.—Municipal Administration of the
Education Acts.
1.—That in the interest of educational efficiency, adequate
steps should he taken to ensure that all children should be
properly fed.
2.—That this section deprecates the granting of Scholarships
to which are attached conditions of future service.
Section D.—Building Construction and Engineering.
1.—That this Congress, being impressed with the importance
of clearing the atmosphere of towns from smoke, urges on His
Majesty's Government and Local Authorities the advisability of
further efforts being made to attain this object.
Section E.—Bacteriology and Chemistry.
1.—That, in the opinion of this Congress, the sale of disinfectants
other than solutions of definite chemical composition,
or substances intended for the preparation of such solutions,
should be accompanied by a definite statement of their bactericidal
efficiency as compared with a standard disinfectant of
definite chemical composition.
2.—That, in the interests of the public health and the
control of infectious disease, the regular and efficient disinfectant
cleansing of all public conveyances should be undertaken by the
owners.
Section F.—Veterinary Hygiene.
That, in the interests of the public health, it is desirable
that there should be compulsory notification of the slaughter of