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71
Sanitary
Legislation
during
1895.
The Bills introduced into Parliament during the
Session dealing with matters of interest to Sanitarians,
were but six in number, but one of which,
the Factories and Workshops Bill became law.
The Architects Registration Bill to provide for the
Registration of Architects, so as to enable qualified to be
distinguished from unqualified practitioners, was opposed by the
Architectural Societies on the ground that they carried out the
proposed objects already, and the Bill was dropped.
The Sanitary Registration Bill proposed to form an additional
authority to those already existing, to inspect every dwellinghouse,
school, college, hospital, asylum, workhouse, factory,
workshop, hotel, and lodging house. As this would clash with
and interrupt the work of the existing local authorities it was
almost universally opposed, and was not reached before the
close of the Session. It will probably not be re-introduced.
The Plumbers' Registration Bill met with considerable
opposition, and was also not reached when the Session ended.
The Rivers Pollution Prevention Bill to make more
effectual provision for prevention of the Pollution of Rivers
and Streams was also not reached.
The Public Health Bill to confer upon County Councils
additional powers for securing uniformity in the administration of
the Public Health Acts within their districts, was an administrative
rather than a Sanitary measure. It was eventually
withdrawn.
The Cremation Bill to empower Burial Boards and Local
Authorities to provide for the cremation of human bodies was
not reached.
The Public Health Amendment Bill. A Bill to amend the
Public Health Acts with respect to the definition of Drains