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(1) to have supervisory powers in connection with the carrying
out of the Food and Drugs Acts throughout London; (2) to
take samples of milk within and without the County, and to
inspect dairies and cows, etc.; (3) to have concurrent powers
with local Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health to inspect
dairies in case of infectious disease outbreaks.
Such supervisory powers under the Food and Drugs Acts are
unnecessary for the London County Council, in that they are
already possessed by the Local Government Board and the
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. In the same way the powers
sought by the London County Council with respect to taking
samples and inspecting dairies are unnecessary, in that such
powers are already in the hands of the Metropolitan Sanitary
Authorities (vide Report in Appendix, p. 39).
The opposed clauses of the Bill were withdrawn by the
County Council.
OPEN SPACES.
Acquisition of Ruskin Park.
The Lambeth Council on March 2nd, 1905, voted the sum of
£5,000 towards the cost (£48,000) of acquiring portion of the
Sanders' Estate, Denmark Hill, adjoining the railway, upon the
site of Dane House and the adjoining houses, as a public park,
which will adjoin the new King's College Hospita. The portion
is about 24 acres, the whole of which are situated within the
Lambeth Borough, and is to be taken over and maintained by
the London County Conncil as a park under the name of
"Ruskin Park." From a Public Health point of view the provision
of open spaces throughout the County of London is most
desirable.
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