[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough].

  • Wandsworth (London, England)
Date:
[1905]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    43 to apply to fairs, charitable bazaars, or shops carrying on exclusively certain businesses specified in the schedule to the Act. Councillors Aldridge, Ball, and Lindsey were appointed the Council's repre sentatives to attend a conference of representatives of South London Boroughs, convened by the Lewisham Borough Council, to consider the provisions of the Act. The conference drafted a circular letter to traders and form of reply thereto, which they suggested should be issued in the several Boroughs with the view of ascertaining the opinion of traders with regard to the hours of closing to be adopted in the several trades. This Council has not adopted the circular. 45. Numerous letters have been received, and several deputations from tradesmen and associations attended before the Council both in favour of and against closing orders being made, and in March last the Council decided to take no steps under the Act unless it first received a petition for a closing order signed by a substantial portion of the traders who would be affected if the order were made. 46. The Council has since received a petition signed by a large number of hairdressers and barbers asking the Council to make a closing order with respect to hairdressers' and barbers' establishments in the Borough. A register of hairdressers' and barbers' establish ments has been prepared, and a draft order dealing with such establish ments issued by the Council. 47. The subject of making a closing order for the Clapham North and South Wards generally is also under consideration. 48. The following Parliamentary Bills have been considered by Parliamentary t]ie Council during the year, viz. :— Bills. London County Council (General Powers). London County Council (Tramways and Improvements). London Building Acts (Amendment). London Squares and Enclosures (Preservation). Sale of Bread (London). Polling Arrangements (Parliamentary Boroughs). Polling Districts (County Councils). Administrative County of London and District Electric Power Company. County of London Electric Supply Company. Supply of Electricity.