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hardship, I communicated with the Medical Officer ot the County Council,
suggesting the advisability of conferring on the subject. I subsequently
reported to the Committee that I had met the Medical Officer of the
County, and after suggesting certain modifications to the bye-laws as drafted
by the Council, agreed that the matter should be left in the hands of the
Council pending the confirmation by the Local Government Board, when
the Corporation Bye-laws would be framed on similar lines.
This agreement was, of course, without prejudice in any way to the right
to make any alteration the Committee or the Court of Common Council may
desire. Thus the matter remains for the present.
I may add there are eleven fried fish vendors, and one rag and bone dealer
within the City, who would come within the Bye-laws, but there are no fish
curers.
SALE OF FOOD FROM BARROWS, STALLS, &c.
Section 8 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, gave
power to local authorities in the Metropolis to enforce certain sanitary
regulations as set out in the section which apply to any room, shop, or other
part of a building in which any article whether solid or liquid intended or
adapted for the food of man is sold or exposed for sale, or deposited for the
purpose of sale, or of preparation for sale, or with a view to future sale.
In July last I reported that the London County Council proposed to
extend these powers so as to apply to barrows, stalls and other vehicles in
which food is exposed for sale, and had asked for suggestions as to the best
method for regulating the sanitary condition of barrows and stalls.
It is undoubtedly desirable that as much control as possible should be
exercised over the sale of food, and there can be no objection to the proposed
extension. As it would be difficult to frame any regulation which would be
applicable beyond those of general cleanliness, the Council were informed, at
my suggestion, that the Corporation is in favour of the proposed extension,
and that they are willing to carry into execution any further powers that
may be imposed upon them by extension of the Act in the direction
indicated.