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SANITARY LEGISLATION, 1899.
Among the 51 General Statutes of 1899, there are several
important sanitary measures, either directly or indirectly
affecting the District of St. Marylebone, as follows:—
Metropolis Water Act (62 and 63 Vict., ch. 7)—This
is an Act enabling and requiring the Metropolitan Water
Companies to supply each other with water in cases of
emergency. It is to be put in force, when the emergency
arises, by the Local Government Board.
Infectious Disease (Notification) Extension Act
(62 and 63 Vict., ch. 8).— This Act compels notification of
certain infectious diseases in Districts which have not
adopted the Notification Act.
London Government Act, 1899 (62 and 63 Vict., ch.
74)—This, the most important Act respecting the Government
of the Metropolis ever passed, altering areas, creating new
bodies, and at once simplifying and adding new dignity to
local administration, will cause the following minor changes
in matters under sanitary control:
It will be the duty of the St. Marylebone Council to
enforce the bye-laws and regulations for the time being in
force, with respect to dairies and milk, and with respect to
slaughter houses, knackers' yards, and offensive businesses.
Sect, 6 (4).
The registration of Dairymen, hitherto a duty of the
London County Council, will now be transfered to the Local
Authorities. (Schedule 2, part 1.)
Under Schedule 2, Part II. is given the power of adopting
Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890,
that LSj of acquiring, building, or providing Lodging Houses
for the Working Classes.
Metropolis Management Acts (Amendment) ByeLaws
Act (62 and 63 Vict., ch. 15)—This Act gives power to
the 1, on don County Council to make bye-laws, compelling
persons constructing new drains to deposit a plan with the
Local Authority before commencing the work.