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Pounds on any person who wilfully and without
proper precautions exposes himself in any street,
public place, or public conveyance whilst suffering
from any dangerous infectious disorder; and on
any person in charge of one so suffering; and on
any owner or driver of a public conveyance who
does not immediately provide for the disinfection
of his conveyance after receiving therein an infected
person; and on any person who lends, sells,
transmits, or exposes any infected bedding or
clothing without previously disinfecting them.
The importance of these additions to the sanitary
powers of the local authority can scarcely be
overrated; for although in the City of London they
were somewhat anticipated by the provisions of
the Sewers' Act of 1851, yet they were not sufficiently
defined to be exercised with freedom, and
there has always been considerable difficulty in
maintaining a proper condition of the lodginghouses
of the City. From this time forth, however,
the regulations which have been made for their
management, and sanctioned by the Secretary of
State, will give you ample control, as far as the
landlord is concerned, over this class of property;
and I recommend that every notice for sanitary
improvement should be regarded as a peremptory
notice—that no indulgence should be given to
landlords to avoid or delay the execution of sanitary