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Resolved—(Mr. Vice-Chairman Bisley: Mr. Mabbs)—That a general authority, with
copies of their respective appointments, be granted to Inspectors Davies and Cockburn under
the common Seal of the Vestry to examine and enter premises in accordance with section
115 of the Public Health (London) Act 1891, and that the Clerk be instructed to prepare
the same accordingly.
On 6th October, 1896, the Vestry instructed the Sanitary Inspectors to keep a register
of those houses in the parish that should properly be registered under the Dye-laws recently
made by the Vestry with regard to houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more
than one family, and submit the same to each meeting of the Sanitary Committee for
On l5th December, 1896, the Sanitary Committee reported that the Inspector for the
northern district of the parish having questioned the necessity of any order of the Vestry
being given authorising him to take proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
they had instructed the Clerk to obtain the opinion of the Local Government Board upon
the subject.
On 2nd February, 1897, the Vestry had before them a letter dated 19th January, 1897,
from the Secretary, Local Government Board, expressing the opinion of the Board that the
work "when and as directed by the Sanitary Authority," contained in Article 19 (7) of the
Hoard's General Order of 8th December, 1891, governed the whole of the paragraph in
question, and that the only proceedings which the Inspector could take upon receiving a
certificate stating that the articles of food, etc., submitted by him for analysis were
adultersted, were each as the Sanitary Authority had directed or might direct him to take.
On the 15th December, 1896 the Vestry Resolved-That a Special Sanitary Committee
??? of the whole el the member of the Vestry be end is hereby appointed to
require into and report upon the whole working, management and control of the Sanitary
Department and the duties of the Sanitary Officers in connection therewith.