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Plumbers' This Bill was re-introduced in the House of
tion Bill. Commons, which was reported upon by the Standing
Comriiittee on Trade and not further proceeded with.
Public A Bill to amend the Public Health Acts with
Health
Acts spect to Common Lodging Houses. The Bill was
Amend-
ments Bill, eventually withdrawn.
Public The Bill dealt only with the financial clauses of
Health J
(London) the Act and finally received the Royal assent, but
Amend- does not need further mention here.
ments Bill.
Public This Bill was brought in to extend and amend the
(London) Public Health (London) Act, 1891, under which Act
B'"' the Vestry derives its sanitary powers. It was,
however, dropped.
River Merely explanatory of the Rivers Pollution
Pollutions
Bill. tion Act, 1876. Passed and received Royal assent.
Rivers A Bill to extend to the whole of the country the
Pollution
Prevention provisions of the Mersey and Irwell Act, 1892, to
improve the law for preventing the pollution of
streams. The Bill was withdrawn.
Sanitary
RegistraThis Bill has been before Parliament on several
tion Bill. occasions. The object of the Bill is to provide that
a distinct class of inspectors, to be called Licentiates in Sanitary
Practice, are to inspect every dwelling house, school, college,
hospital, asylum, workhouse, factory, workshop, hotel and
lodging house. As this would clash with the work of local
Sanitary Authorities and their Sanitary Inspectors opposition
arose and the Bill was dropped.
Local GovThis Bill does not affect the action of Sanitary
eminent
(England Authorities or their officers, but regulates election of
and Wales) mem|iers, qualifications, &c., and finally received the
Royal assent.