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same right of entry and of the institution of legal proceedings, in
respect of factories where food is prepared, as is possessed by
Factory Inspectors under Section 135 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, and that the provisions affecting such factories
should be extended to places where food is prepared other than
factories.
Infant Life
Protection.
114. The Council considered the resolution, passed by the
Society of Medical Officers of Health, with reference
to the provisions of the Infant Life Protection
Act, 1897, suggesting that the Act should be amended in order to
provide for the control of persons receiving for hire or reward for
a period of 48 hours one or more infants under the age of five
years, and that in London the controlling authorities under the
Act should be the Borough Councils. The Council agreed with
the resolution, and a communication was addressed to the Local
Government Board in support thereof.
115. Other information relating to public health is contained
in the Medical Officer's Report, Appendix L.
Openings in
Roads.
116. The Borough Council has again had under consideration
the inconvenience caused by the works carried out
by different authorities having powers to break up
streets. The London County Council having suggested that that
Council should be empowered to make regulations dealing with
the matter, the Borough Council decided not to object to the proposal,
subject to the regulations being approved by a majority of
the Borough Councils before confirmation, and to their administration
being left entirely to the discretion of those Councils. The
subject is still under the consideration of the County Council.
Metropolitan
Traffic; Board.
117. With reference to the report of the Royal Commission
on London Traffic, the Hammersmith Borough
Council urged that, in the event of the creation of
a Metropolitan Traffic Board, the Borough Councils should be
directly represented thereon by jointly-elected delegates; but this
Council did not see its way to concur in the proposal. The
Council was, however, in favour of the formation of a Traffic
Board for London, consisting of not more than five nor less than
three members, preferably the latter, as suggested by the