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Proceedings were taken in this case and a fine inflicted. I procured 10 samples
of butter substitutes for analysis to be made, with a view to knowing what
ingredients were used in its manufacture. For results of analysis, please refer
to your special report on Margarine.
Ice Cream Makers.—I made 185 inspections of the ice cream makers
premises and barrows, and had to complain of dirty utensils, dirty premises
and other breaches of the by-laws. In some cases the vendors were cautioned
by order of the Public Health Committee.
During the year I attended before the magistrates at the different police
courts 49 times in the discharge of my duties.
Harry R. Child,
Inspector of Food and Food Places.
VI-LEGISLATION.
In last year's Annual Report, under Part IV.—Sanitation, § 1—Inspection,
and paragraph '' Staff," a list of General and Special Acts, Orders, By-laws
and Regulations, passed since 1888, affecting Public Health, was given.
§ 1.- GENERAL ACTS.
The Children Act, 1908 [8 Edw. VII., Ch. 67.]
Part I.—Infant Link Protection.
Section
1.—Notices to be given by persons receiving infants for reward.
2.—Appointment and powers of Inspector, &c.
3.—Persons prohibited from receiving children for reward.
4.—Local Authority to fix number of infants which may be retained.
5.—Removal of infant improperly kept.
6.—Notice to Coroner.
7.—Avoidance of policies of life insurance of infants kept for reward.
8.—Provisions as to notices.
9. —Prosecution of offences and application of fines.
10. - Local Authorities and expenses.
11.—Exemptions.
1. - (1) Where a person undertakes for reward the nursing and maintenance
of one or more infants under the age of seven years apart from their parents
or having no parents, he shall, within forty-eight hours from the reception of
such infant, give notice in writing thereof to the local authority :
Provided that this section shall not apply, as respects any infant, where
the period for which it is received is forty-eight hours or less.
(2) Where a person undertakes for reward the nursing and maintenance
of an infant already in his care without reward, the entering into the undertaking
shall, for the purposes of this part of this Act, be treated as a reception
of the infant.