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APPENDIX.
VARIOUS ACTS RELATING TO VERMINOUS
PERSONS AND PREMISES, ETC.*
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
Power to local authorities to provide cleansing, etc., for persons infested with
vermin.
1. On and after the passing of this Act any local authority shall
have the power, when in their discretion they shall see fit, to permit any
person who shall apply to the said authority, on the ground that he is
infested with vermin, to have the use, free of charge, of the apparatus (if
any) which the authority possess for cleansing the person and his clothing
from vermin. The use of such apparatus shall not be considered to be
parochial relief or charitable allowance to the person using the same, or
to the parent of such person, and no such person or parent shall by
reason thereof be deprived of any right or privilege or be subject to any
disqualification or disability.
Local authorities may expend any reasonable sum on buildings,
appliances, and attendants that may be required for the carrying out of
this Act, and any expenses for these purposes may be defrayed out of
any rate or fund applicable by the authority for general sanitary
purposes or for the relief of the poor.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904
Part IV.
Sanitary.
Filthy, dangerous or unwholesome articles to be purified.
19.—(1) Where on the certificate of the medical officer of health of
any sanitary district it appears to the sanitary authority of that district
* See pages 102 to 115.