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1892.
THE THIRTY-SIXTH
annual report
of the
Board Of Works
for the
ST. SAVIOUR'S DISTRICT.
An abstract of such of the clauses of this Act as were
deemed to be of special importance, or which being new and
of general interest it was thought advisable to make as widely
known as possible, was given in the last Annual Report of the
Board. The Act came into operation on the 1st January,
1892. By it the Nuisances Removal, the Diseases Prevention,
Sanitary, and other Acts (35 in all), were wholly or partially
repealed, and the law relating to public health was consolidated
and amended. As stated in the last Annual Report,
the Board, on the passing of the Act, referred it to the
Sanitary and General Purposes Committees for them to
consider either conjointly or separately. They elected to
consider it conjointly; and, on the 14th October, 1891,
submitted a Report to the Board containing the following
recommendations:—
1. That any orders or resolutions of the Board contrary
to the propositions or resolutions arising out of the
Report be rescinded.
2. That the cleansing of the footways as set out in the
Public Health Act be done by persons directly
employed by the Board, under the supervision of
the Surveyor.
3. That two street foremen be appointed for the above
purpose to act under the instructions of the
Surveyor; and that their appointment and the
purchase of the necessary plant, hire of premises,
or wharf, &c., and all other arrangements necessary
for carrying out the cleansing of the footways the
referred" to the Paving and General Purposes
Committee with power to act.
Public
Health
(London)
Act, 1891.