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 Harrow]
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Local Government and Other Officers Superannuation Act, 1922
Public Health Act, 1925.
Orders under section 33 Local Government Act, 1894.
Orders of Local Government Board of 23rd April, 1896; 1st
August, 1896; 30th April, 1897; and 19th April, 1903.
Order under the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889.
Order to include disease of Pemphigus as a notifiable disease:
confirmed by the Ministry of Health 31st July, 1935, and
effective as from 17th August, 1935.
Order under the Public Health Act Amendment Act, 1907.
Order of Local Government Board, 6th April, 1910, under
section 51, declaring the trade of fish-fryer to be an
offensive trade
The Sunday Entertainments Act, 1933, is in force in the district,
by virtue of an Order dated 21st February, 1935.
The Private Street Works Act, 1892, has been adopted by the
Council.
Bye-laws.—All bye-laws in force in the constituent areas of
the district continued in force in those districts, but if made prior
to the 1st June, 1934, they continued for a period of one year only.
In consequence of this there are comparatively few bye-laws in
force.
The following were approved early in 1936:—
Removal of house refuse.
Slaughterhouses.
Regulation of Offensive Trades.
Smoke abatement.
Nuisance in connection with the removal of offensive or noxious
matter.
Underground rooms.
Prevention of nuisance arising from snow, filth, dust, ashes
and rubbish, and for prevention of keeping of animals in premises
so as to be injurious to health.
Houses let in lodgings.
Sanitary conveniences.
Provisions of some of the Middlesex County Council Acts
apply in this district. The 1930 Act contains provisions dealing
with street trading, combined drains and noise nuisances; and the
1934 Act provisions regarding movable dwellings, establishments
for massage, etc., and hairdressers, etc., premises.
Bye-laws made by the County Council for the Good Rule and
Government deal with the following matters:—Indecent language;