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It has not been found necessary to take proceedings for
a breach of the Regulations in a single case during the
past year.
APPOINTMENT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF
HEALTH UNDER THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ACT.
Under the provisions of the Local Government Act, the
appointment of Medical Officers of Health, after the passing
of the Act, is subject to the approval of the Local Government
Board, and a portion of the sa'ary paid to those
Officers will be repayable by the County Council.
The Vestry, in common with many other local Authorities,
considered the desirability of asking their Medical Officer to
resign, with a view to his being re-appointed subject to the
conditions prescribed by the Local Government Board, and
having regard to all the circumstances of the case, they
decided to take no action in the matter.
INSPECTION OF BAKEHOUSES.
The Factory and Workshop Act, 1883, having transferred
to the Local Sanitary Authorities the duty of inspecting
retail bakehouses, the following abstract of the requirements
of the law with regard to the cleanliness, ventilation, overcrowding
and sanitary condition of retail bakehouses is given
for the information of parishioners:—
1. A bakehouse to be in conformity with the Acts relating to retail
bakehouses, is subject to the following requirements:—
(or.) It must be kept in a cleanly state, and free from effluvia
arising from any drain, privy, or other nuisance.