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under those provisions with respect to Dairies, being exercised
and performed by the London County Council and the Medical
Officer of Health of the London County Council. Upon the
recommendation of the Committee, the Council resolved that,
whilst of opinion that it is desirable that the provisions of the
Bill dealing with the danger from Tuberculous Milk, and any
Regulations of the Local Government Board relating thereto,
should, in so far as the appointment of Veterinary Inspectors and
the inspection of cows for Tuberculosis are concerned, be exercised
and performed by the London County Council, this Council
strongly urges that the power to require dairymen to furnish lists
of their sources of supply should be given to the Borough Councils,
and the Local Authorities who administer Section 71 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, which deals with the danger of conveying
in milk "dangerous infectious disease" within the meaning
of that Act. A copy of this resolution was forwarded to the
President of the Local Government Board, the local Members of
Parliament, and the several Metropolitan Borough Councils.
FOOD AND DRUGS.
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 154 samples of food
and drugs were taken and analysed. The results are shown in
Table IX.
11 of the samples purchased in the Borough in 1913 were not
satisfactory; and, therefore, the percentage of non-genuine
samples amounted to 7.1 per cent., a figure which is below that
of the preceding year, when it was 9.0 per cent. The figure
for the whole country was 8.4 per cent. during the year 1912, and
that for London for the same year was 8.8.
7.7 per cent. of the 65 Milk samples were unsatisfactory, as
against 14.4 per cent. during the preceding year; but in some cases
the deficiency below the legal limits was very slight. 30 per cent.
of the milk samples were purchased on Sundays. The percentage
of adulteration of milk for the whole country during 1912 was 11.9.
In London the percentage of Milk samples reported against
was 9.3 during 1912, as compared with 11.2 during 1911.