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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| Edmonton Urban District Council Act | 1898 | |
|---|---|---|
| BYE-LAWS. | ||
| Date when confirmed by the Board (L.G.B.). | ||
| Bye-laws with regard to removal of house refuse and with respect to nuisances | 31-8-1903 | |
| Bye-laws with respect to slaughter-houses | 21-4-1904 | |
| Bye-laws with respect to pleasure-grounds | 13-9-1904 | |
| Bye-laws with respect to houses-let-in-lodgings | 19-10-1906 | |
| Bye-laws with respect to the management of sanitary conveniences and lavatories | 23-1-1909 | |
| Bye-laws for the regulation of the offensive trade of a gut-scraper | 15-9-1913 | |
| Bye-laws with regard to new streets and buildings | 5-6-1904 | |
| Bye-laws with regard to common lodging-houses | 21-4-1904 | |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
The district comes in the Metropolitan Water Board area, there being a
constant supply for all houses.
Rivers and Streams.
The Enfield sewage farm is in Edmonton; this and our own sewage farm
discharge their effluents into the River Lea.
There is no pollution of the Salmon's Brook or of Pymmes Brook by any
commercial process, etc.
Drainage and Sewerage.
The drainage is the dual system in nearly all parts of the district, there
being a separate sewer for surface water.