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The General Purposes Committee on 19th January, 1911, reported to
the Council that they had considered expert reports on the results of the
affixing of splash guards to the near-side wheels of the omnibuses of
the Metropolitan Steam Omnibus Company's vehicles plying between
Hammersmith and Piccadilly. The Committee were satisfied the provision
of these guards had greatly minimised side splashing by the
omnibuses. The General Purposes Committee directed a communication
be sent to the Chief Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis urging the
enforcement of the use of these or equally effective splash guards on all
motor omnibuses plying within the Metropolitan Police District.
Heavy Motor Vehicles—Noise.
The General Purposes Committee reported to the Council that the
Stoke Newington Borough Council had urged the London County Council
to frame bye-laws for the whole of London providing that the wheels of
heavy motor vehicles should be shod with rubber or other noiseless
material. The Committee recommended the Council that the action of
Stoke Newington Borough Council in the matter be supported.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS
Results of Analyses; Legal Proceedings; Preservatives in Butter;
Margarine Act, 1887, Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, and
the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907; Sale of Margarine
Bill; Percentage of Water in Milk-blended Butter—Suggested
Amendment of the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907;
Suggested Removal of Vendors from Register after Repeated
Convictions in respect of Adulteration; Suggested Alteration
of Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 and 1899, respecting
Warranties.
The results of the analyses of 370 samples were reported to the
ommittee during the year 1910, the samples being as follows:—