View report page

121
Preservatives in Milk.
Bread Act.
Medical Officer of Health, and directed that the Islington
Borough Council should be so informed.
A letter from the Camberwell Borough Council, 30th
May, stating that they had addressed a communication to
the Local Government Board requesting them to take such
steps as may be necessary in order that a limit might
be fixed to the amount of boracic acid (free or combined)
which may be mixed with food, and asking if this Council
approved that they would take similar action. The Committee
concur in the views expressed in this letter, and
have directed that a similar communication be addressed to
the Local Government Board. The Committee considered
a report from the Medical Officer of Health in which they
were informed that recently a Royal Commission sat to
enquire into the subject, and made certain recommendations
not only in regard to preservatives but also as to colouring
matter used in food, and they are of opinion that effect
should be given to the recommendations then arrived at,
and have accordingly directed that the Local Government
Board should be asked to take the necessary steps in the
matter.
A letter (10th February), from the London County
Council, stating that a Committee of the Council has under
consideration the question of the desirableness of the
Council seeking fresh legislation for the better protection of
the public than is afforded under the existing law as regards
the sale of bread; and that it has been suggested that the
best course to be adopted would be to endeavour to obtain
the repeal of the Act of 3, George IV., Chapter CVI., so far
as its operation in the Administrative County of London is
concerned, and to get re-enacted in modern language such