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Factory and Workshop Act, 1891.
Increased duties have been placed on the Sanitary staff by the
above Act, and the circular issued by the Home Secretary relating to
outworkers, but with the existing number of Inspectors it is not
possible to attend to them thoroughly, so that the Act in Fulham is
almost a "dead letter."
Bye-Laws under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Bye-Laws have been made by the Vestry and approved by the
Local Government Board: Under Section 16, "for the prevention of
particular nuisances" ;under Section 39, "with respect to the keeping
of water closets supplied with sufficient water for their effective action";
and under Section 50, " for securing the cleanliness and freedom from
pollution of tanks, cisterns and other receptacles used for storing water,
used or likely to be used by man for drinking and domestic purposes,
or for manufacturing drink for the use of man."Bye-Laws have also
been made by the Vestry, but have not yet been confirmed by the
Local Government Board, under Section 94, in respect of houses let in
lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family.
These Bye-Laws, together with the Bye-Laws made by the London
County Council, are appended to this report.
Bye-Laws under Section 39, Sub-section 1, "with respect to waterclosets,
earth-closets, privies, ashpits, cesspools and receptacles for
dung, and the proper accessories thereof in connection with buildings,
whether constructed before or after the passing of this Act," were made
by the London County Council and were confirmed by the Local
Government Board on June 25th. I pointed out that as some of these
Bye-Laws related to matters also dealt with in the Vestry's drainage
regulations made under the Metropolis Management Acts, it would be
necessary, as it was the duty of the Vestry as the Sanitary Authority,
to observe and enforce the Bye-Laws to make the Vestry's regulations
agree exactly with them, or confusion would arise and the Vestry
ordered that their regulations should be so altered.
It will be noticed that although the Public Health Act recites that
the London County Council shall make Bye-Laws with respect to
water-closets in connection with buildings, whether constructed before
or after the passing of this Act, the Bye-Laws are not retrospective but
only apply to water-closets constructed after the confirmation of the