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that the best course to be adopted would be to endeavour to
obtain the repeal of the Act of 3 George IV., Chapter cvi., so
far as its operation in the Administrative County of London is
concerned, and to get re-enacted in modern language such of the
provisions of that Act as are still valuable in present circumstances;
and also to obtain additional provisions to afford the desired
increase of protection to the public.
"I am to state that the Committee will be glad if the Metropolitan
Borough Council will be good enough to assist in the matter
by stating whether, in its opinion, any of the provisions in the
above-mentioned Act are of value in connection with the prevention
of adulteration, etc., and should, therefore, be re-enacted,
or whether in view of the powers bestowed by the Sale of Food
and Drugs Act, 1875, the provisions of the former Act as regards
adulteration have become obsolete and might, with advantage,
be repealed.
"I am, Sir,
''Your obedient Servant,
"G. L. GOMME,
"Clerk of the Council.
"The Town Clerk,
" Metropolitan Borough of Poplar."
I reported on the matter as follows: —
Bread is made and sold in the City of London and Liberties
thereof and within 10 miles of the Royal Exchange under the Act
of 3 Geo. IV., Chap. CVI., which was passed on 22nd July, 1822,
and outside the 10 mile radius under the Bread Act of 6 and 7
Will. 4, c. 37, which was passed on the 28th July, 1836.
The statutes are almost identical.
If the Bread Act of Geo. IV. be repealed and the adulteration
sections re-enacted, the Medical Officer would suggest that the
adulteration provisions of the Act should be enforced by the
Sanitary Authority. The adulteration sections of the Geo. IV. Act