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PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE
as at 31st December, 1955
The Mayor:
Councillor B. R. Angell, J.P.
and 13 Members
Councillor Mrs. M. L. Wentworth (Chairman)
Councillor Mrs. F. M. Kerins (Vice-Chairman)
Aldermen :
Mrs. C. Berry
Mrs. L. Hilldrith Mrs. A. D. A. Kennedy
Councillors :
Mrs. M. L. Bennett P. Noble
A. C. Chrisp (L.C.C.) R. Ruston
D. P. Lynch Dr. W. Smith
Dr. W. G. S. Neely W. F. Strong
Powers and Duties of the Public Health Committee :
1.—The Committee shall consist of 13 members of the Council.
2.—There shall stand referred to the Committee all matters relating
to the powers and duties of the Council under Acts of Parliament,
bye-laws and regulations dealing with the public health
and the sanitary condition of the Borough ; the administration of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 and any regulations
dealing with the preparation, storage and sale of Food and
Drugs; the powers and duties of the Council under enactment
relating to milk and dairies.
3.—Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of the
preceding paragraph, the powers and duties of the Council
to serve and receive Notices, take proceedings and empower
officers to make complaints and take proceedings on the
Council's behalf and otherwise to enforce the provisions of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, other than those