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The buildings formerly used as a Maternity Home at 130-132,
Cranbrook Road, have been purchased from the Ilford Council by
the Essex County Council, and are to be converted into a Tuberculosis
Dispensary. This will be a great improvement on the premises
used at present.
13. Chemical Work.—The Essex County Council Public
Health Laboratory carries out any chcmical 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 house and houses let in lodgings.
(4) Slaughterhouses 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) Fat melters or fat extractors.
(h) Glue makers.
(i) Tripe boilers.
(j) Size makers.
(k) Gut scrapers.
(l) Fish frier and fish curer.
(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.