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New Legislation, &c.
During 1936, the following new Acts and Orders affecting the
work of the Public Health Department were passed or came into
force:—
(a) Acts of Parliament—
(1) Mid wives Act, 1936 (vide page 37).
(2) Public Health Act, 1936, which operates outside the
County of London except for a few sections which
also operate within the County.
(3) Public Health (London) Act, 1936, which consolidates
and re-enacts the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, and the various Acts amending
and extending it.
(4) Shops Act, 1936, which brings within the scope of
the Shops Act, 1934, the business of lending books
or periodicals when carried on for the purpose of
gain.
(5) Housing Act, 1936 (vide page 116).
(b) Orders and Regulations—
(1) The Housing Acts (Forms of Orders and Notices)
Regulations, 1936.
(2) The Housing Acts (Overcrowding and Miscellaneous
Forms) Regulations, 1936.
(3) The Housing Act, 1935 (Operation of Overcrowding
Provisions) Order (No. 4), 1936, under which the
dates upon which the overcrowding provisions of the
Act were to come into force in Battersea were fixed
(vide page 116).
(4) The Poisons (Appeals to Quarter Sessions) Rules, 1936.
(5) The Poisons (Colouring) Rules, 1936.
(6) The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936 (vide
page 106).
(7) Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 7 Order,
1934, Amendment Order in Council, 1936 (Chilled
beef and frozen pork).
(8) Orders made under the Agricultural Produce (Grading
and Marking) Acts relating to various foodstuffs.
Shops Act, 1934.
This Act came into force on 1st January, 1935. The functions
of Metropolitan Borough Councils thereunder are limited to enforcement
of the provisions relating to (1) ventilation, (2) heating, and
(3) sanitary accommodation.
At the end of 1935, 1,580 shops had been inspected, and
during the year under report 994 additional shops were inspected,
making a total of 2,574 premises.