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placed in the hands of the Port Sanitary Authority, and that it would be in
the best interests of the public, merchants, and others concerned, for the
Local Government Board to issue orders, under Articles XVII. and XII. of
the Regulations respectively, requiring joint action by the Common Council
and the Port Sanitary Authority of the Port of London for the purposes of
the Regulations in the matter.
The Board concurred therein, and on the 4th December issued for consideration
of the Court of Common Council draft Regulations to be applied to
Orders made by them with respect to each of the above-mentioned sets of
Regulations. These drafts were approved by the Court of Common Council
on the 10th December, and the Local Government Board notified accordingly.
Orders for the purpose indicated were issued by the Local Government
Board on the 29th December last, and came into operation on the 1st January
of this year.
They may be cited as—
"The City of London (First Series, Unsound Food Regulations)
Order, 1908," and
"The City of London (Foreign Meat Regulations) Order, 1908"
respectively.
The effect of the these Orders will be that in the case of the Public Health
(First Series) Unsound Food Regulations the powers and duties under them
in regard to food landed in the City—except in the cases referred to in
paragraph 2 of the Order—will be exercised by the Common Council and their
Medical Officer of Health.
In cases where the Port Medical Officer has specified a place in the City
for the detention of food, he is to notify the Medical Officer of Health of the
City, who will thereupon deal with the food.
When food consigned to a wharf in the City has been examined by the Port
Medical Officer and found to be in good condition, he will, if the importer
desires it, notify the Medical Officer of Health of the City of the fact of its
examination, and no further examination will then be made by that Medical
Officer of Health unless he has reason to think that the food has subsequently
become unsound.
With regard to the Order respecting Foreign Meat Regulation it is proposed
that meat which, after it has been landed in the City, is made the subject of
notice by the Officer of Customs, the Council and Medical Officer—except in
the cases specified in paragraph 3—shall deal with it.
If the Port Medical Officer has given a Certificate releasing any foreign
meat from detention, under sub-division (5) of Article III of the Regulations,
no further examination will then be made by the Medical Officer of Health of
the City unless he has reason to believe that the meat has subsequently
become unsound.