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St Giles (Camberwell) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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from taking interest in the Local Administration of the
Parish.
YOUR Petitioners therefore submit that the Public
Health (London) Amendment Bill, 1891, may be amended
as follows:—
AS TO PROCEEDING FOR NUISANCES NOTICE, EITHER IN WRITING OR ORALLY. Clause 4 (Sub-section 1.) That the words
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"either orally or " on page 2, line 5 be struck
out, as oral communication lead to much dispute
and misunderstanding.
smoke Acts, Clause 14. That this clause be struck out.
Transfer to
Authorities. Your Petitioners being of opinion that the
expense should not be imposed on the parish, or
the police relieved of one of their duties.
SNOW, OCCUPIER TO CLEAR FOOTWAYS. Clause 15. That this clause be struck out.
footways.
pENALTY ON LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR NEGLECT. Clause 16. (Sub-section 3.) That the word
" twenty " be substituted for the word " fifty "
on page 7, line 38. A penalty of £50 being excessive.
house refuse, time for removal by local authority after notice. Clause 17. (Sub-section 2 [b].) That the
words " forty-eight" be substituted for the words
" twenty-four " on page 8, line 33.
house refuse, penalty on local authority for neglect to remove. Sub-section 3. That the word " twenty " be
substituted for the word " fifty" on page 8,
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line 18.