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cution and harrassing by so many Inspectors and inquiries by
various officials.
I will report the receipt of your letter to the next meeting
of my Committee.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) JOHN FOOT."
NEW LEGISLATION.
The London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1909, was passed during the year. Part III, Sec.
16, relates to the storage of food in tenement houses
and enacts that if in any tenement house it appears to
the Sanitary Authority, that sufficient and suitable
accommodation for the storage of food is not provided
for any family having lodgings in the house, the
Authority may, if the provision of such accommodation
is practicable, require accommodation to be provided.
Provision is made for the application of certain
sections of the Public Health Act in carrying out the
powers conferred by the above mentioned section,
including power of appeal by aggrieved persons to
the quarter sessions, the final decision as to a purely
public health matter being in no way within the
province of the local public health authority.
The only other matter dealt with in the Act in
any way concerning a health authority is the
empowering of any metropolitan borough council to
enter into agreement with the council of any other