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The Committee directed that the Medical Officer's report on the
subject of unsound food be sent to the London County Council
and to the local Members of Parliament.
With respect to the examination of food stuffs see Sanitary
Inspectors reports, pages 173, 181, 192, 197, 203, 218 and 223.
Also, with respect to the examination of food stuffs at wharves,
see Inspector's reports, pages 203, 218 and 223.
The Committee considered reports showing that an increasing
quantity of fish purchased by small dealers at Billingsgate is found
an hour or two afterwards to be in a condition unfit for food, and
is brought to the Council's Inspectors to be condemned. The
Committee were of opinion more supervision is needed at Billingsgate
to prevent decomposing fish being sent out of the market for
human consumption, and directed that communications on the
subject be addressed to the Markets Committee of the City Corporation
and to the Fishmongers' Company. See Mr. Field's
report, page 182.
clean milk.
A report was received from the Medical Officer of Health for
Islington on "Clean Milk," and a copy of a letter referring to the
report, which was sent to the London County Council by the
Borough of Islington, in which communication it is stated: "It is
understood that the London County Council propose to apply to
Parliament for powers enabling them as the authority dealing
with the County of London to secure at their own expense analyses
of samples of milk arriving at metropolitan railway stations for
distribution in the county, the letter suggests that the London
County Council should at the same time obtain powers to prevent
the introduction into the Metropolis of milk containing sediment
of a dirty character, such as that referred to in the report. The
Borough of Islington is communicating with the Local Government
Board with a view to the better enforcement outside London of
the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order, and of the regulations
made thereunder, but the Islington Borough Council are of opinion