Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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APPENDIX A
Adoptive Acts, Bye-laws, etc., in foRCE in the District.
1. Shoreditch (Measles) Regulations, 1935.
2. Bye-laws made by the Borough Council:—
(a) For the prevention of any nuisances arising from any snow, ice, salt,
dust, ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion, fish or filth or other matter or
thing in any street.
(b) For preventing nuisances arising from any offensive matter running
out of any manufactory, brewery, slaughterhouse, knackers' yard,
butcher's shop or fishmonger's shop or dunghill into any uncovered
place, whether or not surrounded by a fence or wall.
(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.
(d) For securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks,
cisterns and other receptacles used for storing water used or likely to
be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing
drink for the use of man.
(e) As to the paving of yards and open spaces in connection with a dwelling-
house.
(f) Public Mortuary.
3. Regulations concerning underground rooms.
4. Other Bye-laws, Orders, etc., enforced by the Borough Council:—
(a) Drainage and deposit of drainage plans.
(b)Closing and filling up of cesspools and privies.
(c) Removal and disposal of house and other refuse.
(d) Removal of faecal or offensive matter by road or water.
(e) Waterclosets, urinals, earthclosets, privies and cesspools.
(/) Ashpits and receptacles for dung.
(g) Conveyance of carcasses of dead horses through streets.
(h) Houses divided into separate tenements, etc.