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Any person who shall offend against the foregoing Byelaw
shall be liable for every such offence, to a fine
not exceeding forty shillings."
The Council wisely intimated that if a majority of
residents in a street made complaint it would be sufficient
evidence or grounds for the Council to enforce the Bye-law.
Notification of Births Act, 1907.
The Clerk of the Council again drew attention to the
provisions of the Notification of Births Act, 1907, whereby the
Council might provide for the early notification of births
within their district.
He also reported the receipt of a circular letter dated
the 27th Sept., 1907, from the Local Government Board with
reference to the matter.
"The Board stated that in their opinion there was no
occasion for imposing upon parents and others the obligation
of notifying births unless steps were taken to carry out the
ultimate object of the measure, viz.:— the giving of advice
and instruction to those who had charge of the infants, and in
ordinary circumstances they would not be prepared to consent
to the adoption of the Act, unless it appeared that arrangements
had been made for that purpose. The arrangements
would usually be best carried out by local agencies under the
Medical Officer of Health. The Board trusted that the
Council would consider the question of adopting the Act and
of co-operating with any agency that may exist, so as to
secure its successful operation. Should the Council propose
to apply to the Board for consent to the adoption of the Act,
they should be in a position to shew that the necessary
arrangements for carrying out its object had been or would
be made if they became the authority for executing it."
The Council again decided not to take any steps for the
present.