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procure samples under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
like powers of entry, inspect:on and sampling as regards any
premises registered with the Authority as a Butter Factory,
if such Officers are specially authorised on that behalf by the
said Authority.
The Council, therefore, gave this authority to the 15
Sanitary Inspectors, and, at the same time, authorised the
performance of all duties under the Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts, 1875 to 1907, under the direction of the Med cal Officer
of Health as is the case with the Sanitary Inspectors' other
duties, as laid down in Article 19 of the Sanitary Officers
(London) Order, 1891, made under the Public Health (London
Act, 1891.
Warranties under the Food and Drugs Acts.
On October 1st, 1908, the Council resolved to write to the
Local Government Board and the Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries, drawing attention to the present anomalous and
unsatisfactory state of the law in respect to warranties under
the Food and Drugs Acts, and asking that steps shall be
taken to place the law in a clearer and more equitable
position.
Expenses of carrying out the Food and Drugs Acts.
The total expenses connected with the carrying out of the
Food and Drugs Acts in Lambeth Borough during 1908
amounted to £84 14s. 6d., and are made up as follow:—
£28 8s. 8d. for samples, £21 9s. for assistant, ,£,11 7s. for
witnesses, ;£l7 14s. 1d. for travelling expenses (including
£8 7s. 6d. for cabs) and £5 15s. 9d. for sundries. The
salary of the Food and Drugs Inspector (£120, rising by
£10 annual increases to £200), and the costs of the summonses
(£12 18s.) are not included.
For comparison, the total expenses during the past few
years are tabulated as follows :—