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Proposed Regulations as to the Conveyance and Storage
of Meat.
Notice of motion was given—
"That this Council welcomes the Public Health (Regulations as
to Pood) Act, 1907, respectfully suggests to the President of the
Local Government Board (the Right Hon. John Burns) the urgent
necessity of at once framing the regulations applying to that Act,
and this Council trusts that such regulations will include the conveyance
of meat through streets in properly constructed vans, and
also deal with the storage of meat upon barrows in market places."
Certifying Officer in connection with the Export of Meat
Products to Argentina, United States and Philippine
Islands.
In view of regulations made by the Argentine Government with
regard to the sanitary inspection of meat foods, the Local Government
Board made conditions to be complied with by traders in England and
"Wales who prepare or pack meat foods for export to Argentina, and who
desire that such exportations should be accompanied by an official
attestation of precautions taken to safeguard the wholesomeness of the
foods in question.
Application was made to the Board by Messrs. C. & E. Morton,
Millwall, for the designation of a Certifying Officer, under the regulations,
and the Board stated that if the Council and Medical Officer assented
they would be glad to designate the Medical Officer of Health as Certifying
Officer for the Borough of Poplar.
The Public Health and Housing Committee recommended the Council
to assent to the designation of the Medical Officer of Health as Certifying
Officer for the Borough of Poplar in connection with the official certification
of meat-food products intended for export to Argentina.
The Local Government Board also received an application from
Messrs. C. & E. Morton for the designation of a Certifying Officer in
connection with the export of meat products to the United States of
America and the Philippine Islands, and suggested that the Medical
Officer of Health should be so designated.