[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.

  • Greenwich (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1951]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 Milk (Special Designations) Act, 1949 and all Regulations made or to be made under such last mentioned statutes and under the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933 (licensing of slaughtermen) and also the functions of the Council under the Bye-law dealing with the deposit of rubbish on vacant sites in the Borough, shall be delegated to the Committee. 4.—All plans for the drainage and re-drainage of buildings in the Borough shall be considered by the Committee, and all works of drainage and re-drainage of buildings shall be carried out under their jurisdiction. 5.—The Committee shall have the control of any Mortuary and of any disinfecting apparatus and plant provided and main tained by the Council, as well as public sanitary conveniences and conveniences maintained by the Council. 6.—The Committee shall have the control of all public drinking fountains other than those provided in any open space or other property belonging to the Council and coming within the jurisdiction of any other Committee. 7.—The powers and duties of the Council in connection with the repair, closure or demolition of individual insanitary dwellings and the duty of the Council to issue certificates under Section 5 (1) of the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Act, 1923 and Section 12 of the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1933 and the issue of reports under Section 5 (2) of the former Act, shall stand referred to the Committee.