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Meat Certification.
The Local Government Board, with the consent of the
Borough Council, appointed the Medical Officer of Health
as Certifying Officer for the Borough of Lambeth of meat
food products intended for export to Argentina, the United
States of America, and the Philippine Islands.
The rules laid down by the Board are contained in
memoranda, dealing with (1) the requirements to be fulfilled
by persons manufacturing or packing meat products, and
(2) the conditions to be observed by certifying officers, and
(3) the forms of declaration to be used.
In connection with meat food products intended for export
to the United States of America and the Philippine Islands,
steps are to be taken to ensure the meat used being found,
on adequate ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection, free
from disease and suitable for human food.
Regulations under the Public Health
(Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907.
The Local Government Board have made during 1908 two
sets of Regulations under the Public Health (Regulations
as to Food) Act, 1907, viz.: (1) the Public Health (First
Series : Unsound Food) Regulations, 1908—taking effect on
and after October 1st, 1908; and (2) the Public Health
(Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908—taking effect on and
after January 1st, 1909.
ALLEGED INSANITARY CONDITION OF
NORWOOD CEMETERY.
A letter was received during 1908, complaining of the
alleged insanitary condition of Norwood Cemetery through
overcrowding—especially the part bordered by Robson Road.