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The duties with which the Public Health and Housing Committee
should be charged are set out, as follows:—
"The Duties arising under the Housing of the Working Classes
Act, 1890, and under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
"Preparation of Bye-laws.
"Licensing and supervision of Slaughter-houses, Cowhouses, and Knackers'
Yards.
"Prevention of Nuisance by the Sanitary Authority in the removal or disposal
of refuse.
''The supervision of offensive trades.
"The enforcement of the provisions of the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops
Order.
"Acting in default of the Sanitary Authority with respect to—
(a) The removal of any nuisance.
(b) The institution of any proceedings;or
(c) The enforcement of any Bye-laws.
"The enforcement of provisions of section 101, relating to the default of the
Sanitary Authority in executing the provisions of the Act.
"And generally carrying out such of the Council's duties under the Act as
relate to sanitation and public health."
Incidentally, it may he mentioned, that the Committee
recommended the appointment of another new Committee, named
"The Public Control Committee,'' to be charged with specified
duties, including "the execution of the powers of the Council under
the following Acts of Parliament" (among others, not of a sanitary
character), viz.The Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts,, and the
Orders in Council thereunder, and the Infant Life Protection Act.
This Committee, they said, should have charge (among others) of
" all questions relating to the Office of Coroner; the provision of a
constant water supply ; and the provisions of the Public Health Act
which relate to the prevention of nuisance from smoke; as well as
other matters of control of a cognate character."
"The changes thus proposed," it is stated, "involve departmental
ones," and the Committee came to the conclusion that a
"Public Health Department should be formed with the Medical
Officer at its head, and that the staff of the Medical Officer of Health