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apparatus and utensils therein, and shall be observed by
persons engaged in such room, shop, or part of a building.
If any person occupies or lets, or knowingly suffers to be
occupied any such room, shop, or other part of a building,
wherein any of the conditions prohibited by this section exist,
or does or knowingly permits any act or thing therein in contravention
of this section he shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding for a first offence twenty
shillings, and for every subsequent offence five pounds, and in
either case to a daily penalty not exceeding twenty shillings.
Section 9 empowers the London County Council to make
By-laws with respect to the businesses of a vendor of fried fish,
a fish curer and a rag and bone dealer.
The London County Council has also issued an inportant
notification as to the administration of the provisions of the
Children Act, 1908, so far as relates to the keeping of nurse
infants, as follows:—
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
Public Control Department.
Children Act, 1908.
Notice as to the keeping of Nurse Infants.
Infants received for hire. Any person who undertakes for reward the nursing
and maintenance of one or more infants under the age
of seven years apart from their parents for a longer
period than forty-eight hours, shall within that time give
notice in writing of the fact to the Council.
Removal or death of infant. Notice of the removal or death of a nurse infant
must within forty-eight hours be sent to the Council,
Notice of the death of a nurse infant must within
twenty-four hours be sent to the Coroner. If a death
certificate has been issued such certificate should be sent
with the notice to the Coroner.
Forms of notice for the above purposes can be
obtained from the Council and any person who has
received an infant as aforesaid and fails to give notice as
aforesaid or wilfully makes or causes any other person to
make any false or misleading statement in any such
notice shall be guilty of an offence.