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City of London 1894

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894

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“law as they might deem proper. But
“the Act of 1891 is more stringent as
“to the action of the Local Authority,
“for on their failure to take proceedings
“for remedying the default, after receipt
“of notice, power is given to the
“Inspector to take the necessary proceedings,
and recover all such expenses
“from the Sanitary Authority as he may
“incur in so doing.
“By Section 3 of the Act of 1891, Subsection
2, a Sanitary Authority has,
“with respect to workshops, all such
“power of entry, inspection, and taking
“legal proceedings as a Factory Inspector
“and these powers and duties are in
“addition to those imposed on a Sanitary
“Authority by the 'Public Health
“(London) Act, 1891.'
“Section 33 of the Act of 1878 relates to
“the cleanliness of the interior of
“factories, and to their painting and
“lime-washing, and general cleansing