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Bethnal Green 1911

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1911 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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Now therefore, We, the Local Government Board,
by this Our Order, and in the exercise of the powers
conferred upon Us by the Act, and of every other power
enabling Us in that behalf, do make the following
Regulations, that is to say:—
Article I.—Flock shall be deemed to conform to the standard
of cleanliness for the purposes of sub-section (1) of
Section 1 of the Act when the amount of soluble
chlorine, in the form of chlorides, removed by thorough
washing with distilled water at a temperature not
exceeding 25 degrees Centrigade from not less than
40 grammes of a well-mixed sample of flock, does not
exceed 30 parts of chlorine in 100,000 parts of the
flock.
Article II.—These Regulations may be cited as "The Rag
Flock Regulations, 1912," and shall come into operation
on the First day of July, One thousand nine hundred
and twelve.
Given under the Seal of Office of the Local Government
Board, this Eighth day of June,
in the year One thousand nine hundred and
twelve.
JOHN BURNS,
President.
H. C. MONRO,
Secretary.