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this section, such occupier may apply to the petty sessional court having
jurisdiction within the district in which such house is situate, and the court
may, after hearing the owner, or (if after being duly summoned he shall fail
to appear) in his default make such order for compensation to be paid by the
owner as the court may deem just and equitable.
§ 3—ORDERS.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1909.
No. 982.
London County. Authorities:—Officers and Offices.
The Health Visitors (London) Order, 1909. Dated September A, 1909.
(54,044.)
To the London County Council: —
To the Mayor, and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, acting
by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in
Common Council assembled: —
To the Council of each Metropolitan Borough
To the Overseers of the places known as the Inner Temple and the Middle
Temple respectively:—
And to all others whom it may concern.
Whereas by Section 6 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1908 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), it is enacted as follows: —
"(1.) Any sanitary authority may on or at any time after the first day
"of January one thousand nine hundred and nine appoint suitable women
"(to be known as health visitors) for the purpose of giving to persons
"advice as to the proper nurture care and management of young children
"and the promotion of cleanliness and discharging such other duties (if
"any) as may be assigned to them in accordance with the provisions of
" this section.
"(2.) The Local Government Board may make regulations prescribing
"the qualification mode of appointment duties salary and tenure of office
"of health visitors appointed under this section and no appointment of a
"health visitor shall be made otherwise than in accordance with such
"regulations.
"* ,,
And whereas by virtue of Section 3 of the Act the expression "Sanitary
Authority " is defined as meaning—
(a) As respects the City of London and so much of the port of London as
established for the purposes of the laws relating to the customs
of the United Kingdom as is within the administrative County of
London the Mayor, and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of
London, acting by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the
City of London in Common Council assembled:
(b) As respccts the places known as the Inner Temple and the Middle
Temple respectively the Overseers of those places respectively;
and