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Legislation enacted during 1931.
The Silicosis and Asbestosis (Mcdical Arrangements) Scheme, 1931
(S.R. & O. 2931 No. 341) 30th April, 1931.
Circular No. 1186—Cancer VIII. 30th April, 1931.
Circular No. 1202a—Housing 8th May, 1931.
Byelaw regulating the emission of Smoke, made under the Public
Health (Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926 19th May, 1931.
Byelaws with respect to Houses divided into Separate Tenements,
1931 8th June, 1931.
Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 8 Order, 1931—Frozen
and chilled salmon and sea trout 29th June, 1931
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1931
31st July, 1931.
Memo. 153/MCW—Birth Control March, 1931.
Circular 1208—Birth Control 14th July, 1931.
The Silicosis and Asbestosis (Medical Arrangements)
Scheme, 1931.
A Circular letter, dated 10th August, 1931, was
received from the Home Office describing a scheme
prepared by them for the medical examination of
workmen newly engaged in certain processes used in
the manufacture of pottery and asbestos. This scheme
was prepared under the Workmen's Compensation
Act, 1925 and the Workmen's Compensation (Silicosis
and Asbestosis) Act, 1930.
Medical Boards were to be appointed under the
Scheme to make the examinations and give certificates
as to the health of the workmen and if the latter are
suffering from tuberculosis or are otherwise unfit for
their duties they must be suspended from employment.
The letter stated that the initial examinations may be
made by one of the members of the Medical Board or
by a practitioner specially appointed for the purpose
and asked the Council, whether, in the event of any of
the processes mentioned in the Scheme being carried