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6. Legislation in Force.
Byelaws exist for—
(1) Prevention of Nuisances.
(2) Cleansing of footways and pavements, and cleansing of earth
closets, privies, ashpits and cesspools.
(3) Dealing with common lodging house and houses let in lodgings.
(4) Slaughterhouses and humane slaughtering of animals.
(5) Offensive trades:—
(a) Bone boilers.
(b) Fellmongers.
(c) Leather dressers.
(d) Soap boilers.
(e) Tanners.
(/) Tallow melters.
(g) Fat melters or fat extractors.
(h) Glue makers.
(i) Tripe boilers.
(j) Size makers.
(k) Gut scrapers.
(I) Fish frier and fish curer.
(m) Rag and bone dealer.
(6) 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.
(7) Nuisances in connection with the removal of offensive or noxious
matter.
There are two local Acts in operation—(1) The Ilford Improvement
Act, 1898, which has important sanitary provisions, and
(2) Ilford Urban District Council Act, 1904, the section of which
(dealing with the control of Tuberculosis) is now over-ruled by the
Milk and Dairies Act, while the section dealing with infectious
disease has enactments similar to the Public Health Acts of 1907.
Sections 62 and 63 only of Part IV of the Public Health Act, 1907,
have been adopted.
7. Hospital Provision.
(a) Tuberculosis.—12 beds are maintained by the Essex
County Council at the Isolation Hospital for the treatment of
tuberculosis (surgical) of male patients.