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Wales held in Manchester, it was resolved "That in the
interest of public health an amendment of the law is urgently
required so as to secure (1) a registration with Local
Authorities of all persons carrying on the trade by manufacturers
or purveyors of ice cream; (2) an inspection of all
places where ice cream is manufactured or stored; (3) a
regulation of the lighting, ventilation, cleansing, draining,
and water-supply of such places; (4) the cleanliness of ice
cream stores and shops and all vessels used for the manufacture,
storage, or sale of ice cream; (5) precautions to be
taken for protecting ice cream against infection or contamination;
(6) power of Local Authorities to make
regulations for the purposes aforesaid or any of them,
subject to such conditions (if any) as the Local Government
Board may prescribe."
"That the Council of the Incorporated Society of
Medical Officers of Health be requested to make application
to the Local Government Board urging an alteration of the
law so as to secure the objects intended by the previous
resolution."
Recently Clerkenwell, Rotherhithe, and other sanitary
authorities have recommended that similar communications
be sent to the Local Government Board.
Sanitary Work.
Table 6, Appendix, contains a summary of the work
carried out during the year by Inspectors Bond and
Robinson under the provisions of the Public Health