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Again, by the Act of 1895 the action of
Sanitary Authorities was further placed under
control, and the section must now be interpreted
as follows:—
"Where notice of an act, neglect, or default is given
"by an Inspector under Section 4 of the principal Act
"to a Sanitary Authority, it shall be the duty of the
"Sanitary Authority to inform the Inspector of the
"proceedings taken in consequence of the notice.
"In Section 2 of the Act of 1891, for the words
" 'within a reasonable time' shall be substituted the
"words 'within one month.' "
The following is an admirable précis of the
work imposed upon my department by the Acts
in question, and I have ventured to borrow the
same from the Annual Report of the Medical
Officer of Health for Lambeth for 1897:—
"(a) To see that every workshop is kept in a
"cleanly state and ventilated so as to render
"harmless any gases, vapour, dust or other
"impurities generated in the course of the
"work carried on therein, and that may be
"a nuisance, or injurious or dangerous to
"health;