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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL
POWERS) BILL, 1905.
(Special Report presented lo the Council on February 2nd, 1905.)
The London County Council (General Powers) Bill, 1905,
deserves the serious attention of Metropolitan City and
Borough Councils, in that it is proposed in Parts 5, 6, and
7 that the London County Council should usurp some of the
existing powers of such Councils. Thus, Part 5 deals with
the Sale of Food-and Drugs Acts, proposing, in Section 22,
that the London County Council should become the supervisory
authority for Metropolitan and City Borough Councils
in regard to the administration of the Sale of Food and
Drugs Acts, 1875-1899, within the County of London—a proposition
which is unnecessary in that the Legislature has
already laid down, in Sections 2 and 3 of the Sale of Food
and Drugs Act, 1899, that the Local Government Board and
the Board of Agriculture shall exercise such supervisory
powers, and that, further, the Local Government Board may
act, in default of Local Sanitary authorities, under that
particular Act.
Part 6 deals with Milk. Thus, Section 23 (1) proposes
to give powers to the London County Council to take
samples of milk within the County of London—a power at
present in the hands of the Metropolitan City and Borough
Councils, and one that, consequently, is unnecessary for the
London County Council to possess as well; whilst Section
23 (2) deals with similar proposed powers for the London
County Council under conditions outside the County, but this
power, if given at all, should be given to those Sanitary
Authorities that at present exercise similar powers within
the County.
Sections 24 to 33 deal with the inspection by the London
County Council of cows with tuberculous udders, and the
taking of samples of milk from such; but such powers, if
given to the London County Council, should be given concurrently
to the Metropolitan City and Borough Councils.
Part 7 deals with Sanitary Provisions, Section 34 proposing
to give to the London County Council, with respect