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Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts.
88.—The attention of the Home Secretary was again called
to the inadequacy of the fines inflicted in proceedings
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, in
comparison with the offence and the cost to the Council of procuring
the sample and of the analysis.
Re-housing of
persons of the
Working
Classes.
89.—The subject of the re-housing of persons of the working
class displaced by the Wandsworth and Putney Gas
Light and Coke Company under the Company's Act
of 1900 was considered by the Council and the site
at Merton Road, Wandsworth, on which it was proposed to erect
dwellings in connection with the scheme was specially reported
upon by the Medical Officer of Health (see page 97 of the report
of the Medical Officer of Health.). A copy of the report was forwarded
to the Home Secretary, who came to the conclusion that
the piece of land objected to was so small that it could not affect
the re-housine scheme.
Removal of
House Refuse.
90.—The Council agreed, on the application of the London
County Council to remove the house refuse from
Totterdown Fields estate, Tooting, twice a week
upon condition that the refuse was placed in the forecourts of the
houses for removal on the day fixed for the collection. The
system has worked satisfactorily, the removal having been found
to occupy about the same time as a weekly collection, when the
men had to remove the refuse from the rear of the premises, and
the Council has decided to continue the practice.
Cleansing of
Bakehouses.
91.—The bakehouse regulations made by the late District
Board of Works provided for the cleansing of bakehouses
in the months of March and September in
every year. As the times fixed by the regulations had been found
to be inconvenient the Council altered the months to April and
October in every year.
Sale of Bread.
92.—The attention of the Council was called to the exposure
of bread for sale with deleterious and obnoxious
articles but the Council came to the conclusion that
it had no power in the matter. The London County Council considered
the question of the desirability of seeking fresh legislation
for the better protection of the public than is afforded under the
existing law as regards the sale of bread. The Council