Hygiene and public health / by B. Arthur Whitelegge.

  • Arthur Whitelegge
Date:
1899
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Credit: Hygiene and public health / by B. Arthur Whitelegge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ing it from being prejudicial to health, but so as not to interfere with any private right or the sewage or drainage works of any local authority. They may execute works for these purposes, or contribute to the cost. They may complain (section 16) to the county council if the rural district council have failed to pro- vide or to maintain sufficient drainage or water supply for the parish, or to enforce any provision of the Public Health Act, and in that event the county council may take over to themselves the powers of the district counci] for the purpose, or may make an Order for the necessary works to be carried out by the district council or by some person appointed by the county council. Notice must be given to the parish council concerned if the rural district council decide to undertake works of sewerage or water supply. The parish council may acquire or hire land for allotments, and may, if necessary, appeal to the county council for compulsory powers of purchase or hire; the Order if granted requires confirmation by the Local Government Board (sections 9 and 10). They may also make official representations to the district council under the Allotments Acts; or to the M.O.H. as to unhealthy dwellings or obstructive buildings under the Housing of the Working Classes Act (see pages 456-7); or to the Local Government Board with a view to the grant of urban powers for their parish or any part of it. The district council may delegate to them any powers which under the Public Health Acts could be delegated to a parochial committee (page 433). Apart from expenditure under adoptive Acts, the parish council must not incur expenses involving more than a 6d. rate in any year, nor more than a 3d. rate without the consent of the parish meeting. They may raise money on loan, but only with the approval of the parish meeting, the county council, and the Local Government Board.
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