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VI.—LEGISLATION.
The only measure of sanitary import passed during the year was an Act to
amend the law relating to factories and workshops, and the provisions of this
Act have been mentioned already under the head of Workshops in an earlier
part of this Report.
Bye-laws.—A Report issued by the Medical Officer of Health of the London
County Council in December, l985, sets out the Bye-laws and Regulations
made by London Sanitary Authorities under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891. The position of St. Pancras in the matter may be placed on record
here.
London Sanitary Authorities have the power to make certain Bye-laws and
Regulations, the Bye-laws are either obligatory or permissive, and the Regulations
are permissive.
It is obligatory on a Sanitary Authority to make, and St. Pancras has
made the Bye-laws referred to under the following Sections of the Public
Health (London) Act, l891:—
" Section 16.—(1.) Every Sanitary Authority shall make Bye-laws—
"(a) For the prevention of nuisances arising from any snow,
ice, salt, dust, ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion, fish, or filth, or any other
matter or thing in any street; and
"(b) For preventing nuisances arising from any offensive matter
running out of any manufactory, brewery, slaughterhouse, knacker's
yard, butcher's or fishmonger's shop, or dunghill, into any uncovered
place, whether or not surrounded by a wall or fence; and
''(c) For the prevention of the keeping of animals on any
premises in such place or manner as to be a nuisance or injurious or
dangerous to health ; and
"(d) As to the paving of yards and open spaces in connection
with dwelling-houses."
"Section 39.—(2.) Every Sanitary Authority shall make Bye-laws with
respect to the keeping of water-closets supplied with sufficient water
for their effective action."
"Section 50.—Every Sanitary Authority shall make Bye-laws for securing
the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks, cisterns, and
other receptacles used for storing of water used, or likely to be used,
by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing
drink for the use of man."
"Section 94.— Every Sanitary Authority shall make and enforce such
Bye-laws as are requisite for the following matters (that is to
say):
"(a) For fixing the number of persons who may occupy a house,
or part of a house, which is let in lodgings or occupied by members