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Board with the approval of the Treasury, after consultation
with the Insurance Commissioners, may appoint" (Clause 63).
This sum is to be distributed by the Local Government Board,
with the consent of the Treasury, in making grants. When a
grant is made to a county council the Board may authorise the
council to provide the requisite institution and erect the
necessary buildings, and manage and maintain the institution,
any expenses of the council not covered by the grant being
defrayed out of the county fund. Provision is also made for
the constitution by the Local Government Board of joint
committees, joint boards, etc., for the joint exercise of these
powers by county councils, county borough councils, and other
local authorities.
The second part of the Bill, relating to "Unemployment
Insurance," only indirectly affects sanitary administration.
Rag Flock Act, 1911.
A source of real danger to health will it may be hoped, be
neutralised by the Rag Flock Act, 1911, which prohibits the
use in the manufacture of upholstery, cushions, bedding, etc.,
of rag flock, unless it has satisfied the standard of cleanliness
which the Local Government Board are empowered to set up.
In order to allow manufacturers a reasonable interval in which
to dispose of their present stocks, and provide suitable cleansing
apparatus, the operation of the Act has been postponed
until 1st October, 1912. In the meantime, regulations fixing
the standard of cleanliness will be carefully considered, and be
issued by the Local Government Board.
Health Visitors' Bill.
Amongst the Bills thrown out at the end of the session
had to be included the Health Visitors' Bill, which had been
introduced with the view of supplementing the Notification of
Births Act, 1907. At present Local Authorities outside London