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Tuberculosis Dispensary.—A dispensary is provided by the
Essex County Council at 38, Oakfield Road, Ilford. Two sessions
per week are held for adults and one session for children, viz.:—
For adults—Tuesday, 3-5 p.m., and Friday, 4-6 p.m.
For children—Wednesday, 10-12 noon.
13. Chemical Work.—The Essex County Council Public
Health Laboratory carry out any chemical investigations required.
The Food and Drugs Act is administered by the Essex County
Council, to whom Dr. Bernard Dyer is the public analyst.
14. Byelaws and Local Acts.
Byelaws exist for—
(1) Prevention of Nuisances.
(2) Cleansing of footways and pavements, and cleansing of
earth closets, privies, ashpits and cesspools.
(3) Dealing with common lodging houses and houses let in
lodgings.
(4) Slaughter-houses and humane slaughtering of animals.
(5) Offensive trades : —
(a) Bone boilers.
(b) Fellmongers.
(c) Leather dressers.
(d) Soap boilers.
(e) Tanners.
(f) Tallow melters.
(g) Pat melters or fat extractors.
(h) Glue makers.
(i) Tripe boilers.
(j) Size makers.
(k) Gut scrapers.
(l) Fish frier.
(m) Rag and bone dealer.
(6) For securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of
tanks, cisterns, and other receptacles used for storing
water used or likely to be used by man for drinking or
domestic purposes, or for manufacturing drink for the use
of man.
(7) Nuisances in connection with the removal of offensive or
noxious matter.
(8) Dairies, cowsheds and milkshops, and regulations for prescribing
precautions by purveyors of milk and persons
selling milk.