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VI.—LEGISLATION.
In the Annual Report for 1909, under Part IV.—Sanitation, § 1—Inspection,
and paragraph "Staff" a list of General and Special Acts, Orders, By-laws
and Regulations, passed since 1888 to 1909 inclusive, affecting Public Health,
was given.
§ 1.—GENERAL ACTS.
During the year no General Act of Parliament of Public Health or Sanitary
importance became law.
§ 2 LOCAL ACTS.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1912, contained noprovisions
affecting public health.
§ 3 ORDERS.
On the 26th July, 1912, the Local Government Board issued an Order
under section 16 (1) (b) of the National Insurance Act, prescribing the manner
of domiciliary treatment of insured persons suffering from tuberculosis.
On the 9th and 20th August, 1912, the Local Government Board made
Orders for the admission of non-pauper cases of Whooping Cough and
Puerperal Fever respectively into the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board.
§ 4.-BY-LAWS.
No new By-laws were made during the year.
§ 5.—REGULATIONS.
Milk and Cream Regulation. — On the 6th August, 1912, a circular communication
was received from the Local Government Board enclosing a copy of
"The Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912."
The regulations are designed to secure that no preservative shall be added
to milk, or to cream containing less than 35 per cent. by weight of milk-fat,
at any stage from the place of production to that of delivery to the purchaser.
In the case of cream containing over 33 per cent. of milk-fat, the addition of
boric acid, borax, or a mixture of these preservative substances, or of hydrogen
peroxide, is not prohibited by the Regulations, but it is subject to a system of
declaration which is required to be followed by all persons dealing with such
cream for the purpose of sale for human consumption. By this system it is
intended that, preserved ere nn as an article of commerce shall in all stages be
differentiated from .cream to which no preservative has been added. The
addition of any thickening substance to cream or preserved cream is also
prohibited.