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Public Health Committee.
44. The duties of this Committee shall be as follow:—
(a) To execute and perform the powers and duties of the
Council under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in
accordance with the provisions contained in Section 99 of that
Act, and subject to the following limitations, viz:—
i. The Committee shall not, except with the consent of the
Council, take legal proceedings, other than before a
Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
ii. The Committee shall not, except with the consent of the
Council, appoint or dismiss any officer in the employ
of the Council.
iii. The Committee shall not expend or incur any liability
for the expenditure of any sum of money exceeding
£10, without the sanction of the Council.
iv. The Committee shall not make any bylaw under the
Act. or rescind or alter any by-law when made, without
the previous sanction of the Council.
v. The Committee shall not deal with the execution of
works relating to the cleansing of streets or the removal
of house or trade refuse.
(b) To execute and perform under the control of the Council
the powers and duties of the Council under Part II. of the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890;
(c) To consider as to the necessity of providing housing
accommodation for the working classes under the provisions of
Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890;
(d) To enforce the by-laws and regulations for the time being
in force with regard to dairies and milk pursuant to the London
Government Act, 1899, Section 6 (4); to control the registration of
dairymen pursuant to Section 28 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891; and to enforce the by-laws and regulations for the time
being in force with regard to slaughter-houses, knackers' yards, and
offensive businesses, and all other by-laws relating to matters
affecting the public health;
(e) To exercise the powers of a "Metropolitan Authority" for
the purposes referred to in Sections 17 to 25 of the Metropolis
Water Act, 1871;
(/) To superintend all proceedings under the Sale of Food and
Drugs Act, 1875, the Margarine Act, 1887, or any Act or Acts
extending or amending the same, and to see that such Acts are
effectually administered;
[g) To regulate all matters connected with the use of the
mortuaries, disinfecting stations, and shelter houses;