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Milk for the food of Infants—
"(ii.) Empowering Metropolitan Borough Councils at their
discretion to provide and sell, in their respective districts, milk for
the food of infants."
The Committee based this recommendation on the fact that at the
Conference of representatives of Metropolitan Borough Councils, " On
the Administration of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891," convened
by the Council in July, 1904, a resolution was passed as follows:—
"That, having regard to the declining birth-rate and the large
infantile mortality-rate of the metropolis, it is desirable that the
Metropolitan Borough Councils should be empowered, at their
discretion, to provide, in their respective districts, depots for the
preparation and sale of sterilised and humanised milk for the food of
infants, and that the London County Council be requested to insert a
clause in its General Powers Bill for the Session of 190E, to confer
such power upon the said Borough Councils."
Fried fish shops, fish-curers, and marine store dealers—
"(v.) Enabling the Council to make bye-laws, to be enforced by
sanitary authorities, with regard to the proper regulation of the
businesses of a seller of fried fish, fish-curer, and marine store
dealer."
Houses adapted as tenements—
"(vi.) Enabling sanitary authorities to require owners to make
reasonable provision for the supply of water, and the storage and
cooking of food in tenement houses."
Premises used for preparation of food for sale—
"(vii.) Enabling sanitary authorities to examine premises on
which food is prepared for sale, and to require the removal of
conditions likely to give rise to contamination."
Infant Life Pkotection Bill, see page 15.
Homewokk Regulation Bill, see page 118.
Butter and Margarine Bill, see page 129.