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of Sewers in the City of London, and every Vestry
of a parish in Schedule A., and District Board of
a district in Schedule B. to the Metropolis Management
Act, 1855, or under any Act amending the
same, were a local authority within the meaning
of that section, and as if any medical officer of health
hereafter appointed by such Commissioners, Vestry,
or District Board were appointed under the Public
Health Act. It is also enacted that the provisions of
the Local Government Act with respect to the qualification
of a medical officer or to the payment by
a county council of a portion of the salary of a
medical officer shall apply accordingly.
Under section 24 (2) (c) of the Local
Government Act, which is thus made applicable to
the Metropolis, so far as medical officers of health
are concerned, it will devolve on the London County
Council to pay, to every local authority for any area
in the county by whom a medical officer of health is
paid, one half of the salary of such officer, where his
qualification, appointment, salary, and tenure of
office are in accordance with the regulations made
by Order under the Public Health Act, 1875; and
by section 191 of the Public Health Act, as amended
by section 24 (3) of the Local Government Act, the
Board are empowered to prescribe regulations in
regard to the qualification, appointment, duties,
salary and tenure of office of a medical officer of