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3.—The Committee may serve and receive notices, take proceedings,
and in particular cases empower any Officer of the Council
to make complaints and take proceedings on their behalf
under, and otherwise execute, the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, and sections 82, 83, 84 and 85 of the Metropolis
Management Act, 1855, relating to the inspection of any
premises, drains, sinks, traps, syphons, pipes, or other works
or apparatus connected therewith, and otherwise in relation
to defective drainage, except as to the recovery of expenses,
and the same shall not require the approval of the Council.
Provided that the Committee shall report their action to the
next following meeting of the Council, who may at any time
determine or prohibit or otherwise vary any such notices or
proceedings.
4.—All plans for drainage and re-drainage of premises shall be laid
before the Committee for consideration.
5.—Works of drainage of houses and premises shall be carried out
under the direction of this Committee.
6.—The Committee shall have the control of Mortuaries erected or
maintained by the Council, as the Sanitary Authority, and
shall have control of the disinfecting staff, apparatus and plant.
7.—The construction, maintenance and control of public sanitary
conveniences, and conveniences maintained by the Council,
shall be referred to this Committee.
8.—Provision and maintenance of Tuberculosis Dispensary.
9.—There shall be referred to the Committee such functions relating
to vaccination as are transferred to the Council by Section 2,
Local Government Act, 1929.
10.—There shall be referred to the Committee such functions transferred
to the Council under the Transfer of Powers (London)
Order, 1933, as follow : —
(a) Enforcement of By-laws made by the London County
Council relating to seamen's lodging houses, licensing and
inspection of seamen's lodging houses and the supervision
of the sanitary condition of such lodging houses in accordance
with the by-laws for the time being in force.
(b) Registration, licensing, inspection and regulation of
common lodging houses and the enforcement of by-laws
relating to such houses but exclusive of the powers of
making by-laws under Section 53 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.