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others which from time to time it may be found necessary to
add to the list) should be certified as dangerous under Sec. 8
of the Factory and Workshop Act of 1891, and that special
rules should he issued for the protection of those employed in
such processes. The reasons for this, and the special rules
suggested, are given. It is also suggested that power should
be given to the Board of Trade, or some other Government
Department, to prohibit the landing of hides on duly accredited
information that they come from infected areas.
The following Acts affecting the Metropolis were passed
during the year:—
The Metropolis Water Act, 1897.
The Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
The Infant Life Protection Act, 1897.
By the first, any water consumer or Local Authority (who
may also aid a water consumer) may complain to the Railway
and Canal Commission in respect of the quantity or quality of
water supplied, or the charges made by a Water Company.
By the second Act, any Local Authority has the power to
make provision for cleansing any person and his clothing from
vermin.
The St. Marylebone Vestry has carried out a very
successful experiment. In twenty-five days 148 persons
attended at the premises provided, bathed, and had their
clothes disinfected by super-heated steam.
A bath might easily be provided for this purpose in one
of the three cottages forming the Board's "Shelter," and
clothes disinfected in the steam apparatus.