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consider the advisability of appointing an Inspector specially for this duty
Meat inspection is now carried out by the several Sanitary Inspectors,
each within his own district.
The Committee were of opinion that it is not at present necessary to
appoint an officer specially for inspection of meat, and recommended the
Council—That the reference of the matter to them be discharged.
Unsound Food Regulations (First Series.)
On 12th September the Local Government Board issued regulations
(which were published in the "London Gazette" on the 15th September)
under the Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907, for the
purpose of preventing danger to the public health from importation,
preparation, storage, and distribution of articles of food or drink other
than drugs or water.
The Regulations took effect on and after October 1st, but the Borough
of Poplar was not included as one of the Sanitary Authorities under the
Regulations The Local Government Board issued an "Order'' on the
29th December requiring the Port Sanitary Authority and the Poplar
Borough Council to act together for the purposes of the Regulations.
Object of Regulations.
The object of these Regulations is to secure that articles of food which
are unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human consumption, and which,
as part of the cargo of a ship, are brought to a place in this country either
as a place of destination or as a place of deposit for transmission to a
place of destination elsewhere in the United Kingdom so that articles of
food may be dealt with at the port of discharge.
Inspection.
Powers of inspection for the purposes of the Regulations are conferred
upon the Medical Officer of Health, or any duly qualified medical
practitioner appointed or employed by the Sanitary Authority to act in
the execution of the Regulations, and upon any other person appointed or
employed by the Authority under the Regulations to exercise any powers
or discharge any duties assigned to the Medical Officer of Health.
Place and Method of Inspection.
The Medical Officer of Health is authorised by Article IV. to examine
articles of food which have been landed within the district of the Sanitary