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 St. Saviour's]
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authority until the County Council is satisfied by
report of its surveyor, that roads, &c., have been properly
maintained.
Sub-scction 6.—Main roads, &c., vested in County Council,
except when the local authority retains the powers and
and duties of maintenance.
Sub-scction 7.—Roads must be placed in proper repair
and condition before being declared main roads.
Sub-scction 8.—If any main roads, the maintenance of
which is undertaken by the local authority, be not kept
in proper repair and condition, notice may be served
upon local authority, and on default, repairs executed
by County Council.
Sub-scction 9.—Differences to be referred to arbitration.
Sub-scction 10—Enables the County Council to contribute
towards the cost of maintenance, repair, enlargement,
and improvement of any highway or public foot-path,
although the same is not a main road.
Sub-scction 11.—Power or duty of lighting main roads to
remain in the hands of local authority.
Sub-sccticn 12.—All duties exercised by a local authority
in respect of main roads may be discharged by the
County Council.
Sub-scction 13—makes Section 20 of the Highways and
and Locomotive (Amendment) Act, 1878, applicable.
Sections XVII, XVIII, XIX, and XXIV.—Sub-section C
relate to the qualification, appointment, duties, salary
and tenure of office of Medical Officers of Health.
Section 88 incorporates the 191st Section of the Public
Health Act, 1875, which provides that no person shall
be elected a Medical Officer of Health unless the
appointment and salary be approved by the Local
Government Board. By Sub-scction C, above referred
to, it is enacted that the London County Council
shall pay to every local authority for any area,
wholly or partly in the County by whom a Medical
Officer of Health or Inspector of Nuisances is paid,