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veterinary inspector one of half-time temporary veterinary inspector, subject to
periodical review.
Particulars of the examination of samples of milk consigned to London and
of samples of milk taken at the Council's mental hospitals during 1928 are given
in Chapter I (p. 34). Particulars of inspections of the cows in London cowsheds, and
examination of samples of their milk are also given.
Parliamentary powers were obtained requiring that any premises used or
proposed to be used for the manufacture for sale, storage for sale or sale of ice
cream or other similar commodity in the administrative county of London (except
premises occupied as a factory or workshop, respecting which notice is required
under section 127 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, and premises used as a
hotel, restaurant or club) shall be registered with the sanitary authority. These
powers will be enforced by the metropolitan borough councils.
Ice Cream.
At the request of the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee, the
Council made by-laws prohibiting persons carrying on the business of a rag and
bone dealer from selling or distributing any article of food or any balloon or toy
from any part of the premises used in connection with their business or from any
cart, barrow, etc., used for the collection or disposal of rags or other like articles.
The by-laws will be enforced by the metropolitan borough councils.
Rag and Bone
Dealers.
Part I of the Children Act, 1908, requires 48 hours' notice to be given of the
reception for hire or reward of a nurse-infant under the age of seven years, and
empowers the local authority (in London the Council) to fix the number of infants
which may be kept in any dwelling. At the end of 1928, 3,052 nurse-infants and
the premises of 2,146 foster-mothers were subject to inspection. Power is given
to remove to a place of safety an infant found to be in the charge of a foster-mother
who is unfit to have the care of it or in premises which are overcrowded, dangerous
or insanitary. There is power also to exempt either partially or wholly premises
which are so conducted as to render ordinary inspection unnecessary. Particulars
of action taken in recent years are as follows:—
Infants
Year. removed from Exemptions. Deaths. Infringements Cautions. Prosecutions.! Convictions.
foster-mothers. discovered.
1921 20 3 42 302 285 26 26
1922 14 3 52 279 266 13 13
1923 6 3* 53 303 292 11 10
1924 7 4* 26 274 267 7 7
1925 3 1* 38 263 261 2 2
1926 4 1* 26 214 210 4 3
1927 4 — 34 222 217 5 5
1928 5 — 33 153 148 5 4
* Partial.
Infant Life
Protection.
The Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927, came into operation on 1st July,
1928, and as from that date repealed Part IV (Lying-in Homes) of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 192.1. The Act of 1927 provides generally
that a nursing home, viz., any premises used or intended to be used for the reception
of, and the providing of nursing for, persons suffering from any sickness, injury or
nfirmity, including a maternity home, cannot be carried on unless it is registered
in accordance with the provisions of that Act. In the County of London the Council
is the supervising authority under the Act. It has powers of delegation (other than
in respect of the making of by-laws under the Act) to the metropolitan borough
councils, but has decided for the present not to delegate.
At the end of 1927, there were 245 registered lying-in homes. During the six
months to 30th June, 1928, 14 were added to the register and 56 were removed therefrom
owing to discontinuance of user, etc., leaving a net total of 203. Ninety-six
of these lying-in homes, at which only maternity cases were received or at which
Nursing and
Maternity
Homes.