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During 1926 sanction was given in three cases to the establishment anew of
the business of a dresser of fur-skins and in seven cases to the establishment anew of
the business of a slaughterer of poultry.
In .November, 1925, the Council made by-laws under section b of the
Housing Act, 1925, with respect to houses intended or used for occupation by the
working classes and let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family
and the by-laws were submitted to the Minister of Health for confirmation. Various
representations and objections were made to the Minister by metropolitan borough
councils and other interested parties, and the Minister, on 5th March, 1926, confirmed
the by-laws "except in so far as they apply to any lodging-house in which the
tenant resides and not more than one family is lodged."
Houses
divided into
separate
tenements.
Tne numbers of cownouses licensed by tne uouncu in the past five years were
as follows 1921, 101; 1922,100; 1923,98; 1924,89; 1925,84; 1926,75.
The Minister of Health issued a Milk and Dairies Order, dated 26th July, 1926,
under Section I. of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, which came
into operation on 1st September, 1925. The Order revoked the Dairies, Cowsheds
and Milkshops Orders of 1885, 1886 and 1899, and all regulations made thereunder
by local authorities. Under the last mentioned Orders, by-laws were made by the
late Metropolitan Board of Works requiring approval of any premises proposed
to be used as dairies, etc. Before the Order was issued, it was represented to the
Minister of Health that it was desirable that the Council should retain the power
requiring the submission of plans of new dairies. The Minister did not, however,
see his way to retain this power in the new Order, but an article has been included
requiring a month's notice to be given to the sanitary authority of intention to
occupy premises as a place for the keeping of milk.
Cowhouses,
Milk and
Dairies
Order, 1926.
The Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, provides lor the repeal at the
expiration of one year from the date on which the Act comes into force of so much
of any local Act as relates to any of the matters dealt with by any of the provisions
of the Act of 1915. The Council's powers under Part IV. of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, relating to the taking and examination of samples
of milk, therefore lapsed on 31st August, 1926. Information is now sent, immediately
upon discovery of tubercle-infected samples of milk, to the medical officer of health
for the county concerned, who is responsible for the examination of the cows at
the farm whence the sample emanated. Arrangements are made in any special case
for the Council's veterinary inspector to inspect a herd from which tubercle-infected
milk has been sent to London.
Under the powers conferred on the Council by Fart IV. of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, samples of milk forwarded to London from
places outside the county are examined. In 1926, 2,184 samples from milk consigned
to London railway termini from 31 counties were submitted for bacteriological
examination. In the case of 1925 samples, the bacteriological examination was
completed and of these 86, or 4 5 per cent., yielded tubercle baccilli as against 4 6
per cent, in 1925. In connection with these samples, the veterinary inspector visited
Tuberculous
milk.