[Report 1883] / Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association.

  • Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association.
Date:
1883
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    been necessary to suspend action in the matter ;— “ That all Patent Medicines which are of a poisonous “ nature should be labelled * Poison ’ in a conspicuous “ manner, as is required in the sale of ordinary “ poisons by chemists, and that entries by the vendor “ recording their sale should be made compulsory.” STd Health of The Committee have devoted considerable atten- chiidren. tion to the question of the need in Manchester and open Spaces. Salford for increased playground accommodation for school children, and for the provision of more open spaces in Manchester. After painstaking inquiry as to existing accommodation, memorials to the Corporations of Manchester and Salford (see Appendix D and E) were prepared, and these were presented by deputation to the respective Mayors. The School Boards, the Committee for the Provision of Open Spaces, the Teachers’ Associations, and the District Provident Society, were invited to join, and were most of them represented on the deputations. It is to be hoped that the Committees to which the memorials have been referred, will recognise in the prayer of the Association what all recent indications show to be a fair reflection, of public opinion on the subject, and that they will act accordingly in a spirit of friendly emulation for the public welfare. A copy of a communication on the subject to the Vice-President of the Council and of his reply will be found in the Appendix. Milk Supply. The subject of improved regulations respecting the Milk Trade which had engaged the attention of the Committee last year has been again under con-