The dwellings of the poor and weekly wage-earners in and around towns / by T. Locke Worthington.

  • Worthington, T. Locke (Thomas Locke)
Date:
1983
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Credit: The dwellings of the poor and weekly wage-earners in and around towns / by T. Locke Worthington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Nuisances Removal Act, 1855, provided for the abatement of nuisances in privies, ashpits etc. ; and in the same year the Metropolis Local Management Act was passed. In an Act of 1860 sanitary powers were given to any inhabitant and to the police to take proceedings in case the local authority neglected their duties. The Sanitary Act, 1866, made provision in respect of overcrowding, inspection by local authorities, registration, etc. The Torrens's Acts,^ known as the Artizans' Dwellings Acts, 1868 to 1882, provided for the gradual demolition and improvement of insani- tary dwellings of the working classes, and for the building and maintenance of the improved dwellings. Lord Cross's Acts,^ known as the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improve- 1 Comprising three acts: the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act, 1868, the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwell- ings Act (1868) Amendment Act, 1879, and Part IL of the Artizans' Dwellings Act, 1882. 2 Comprising three acts : the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act, 1879, and Part I. of the Artizan's Dwellings Act, 1882.
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