A manual of hygiene, public and private, and compendium of sanitary laws : for the information and guidance of public health authorities, officers of health, and sanitarians generally / by Charles A. Cameron.
- Date:
- 1874
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A manual of hygiene, public and private, and compendium of sanitary laws : for the information and guidance of public health authorities, officers of health, and sanitarians generally / by Charles A. Cameron. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![hatli this day appcai'cd before ua justices, being two of her Majesty's justices in and for , sitting in petty sessions at their usual place of meeting [or before me, the said magistrate of the police courts of the metropolis, or as the case may 6e], to answer the matter of the said complaint [or in case the party charged do not apjjear, say]. And whereas it hath been this day proved to our [or my] satisfaction that a true copy of a summons requiring the owner [or occupier] of the said premises [or the said A. fl.] to appear this day before us [or me] hath been duly served according to the said act. Now upon proof here had before us [or me] that the nuisance so complained of doth exist on the said premises, and that the same is caused by the act or default of the owner [or occupier] of the said pre- mises [or by the said A. B.], we [or I], in pursuance of the said act, do order the said owner [or occupier, or A. B.}, within [specify the time'] from the service of this order or a true copy thereof according to the said act [here specify the works to be done, as,for instance, to cleanse, white- wash, purify, and disinfect the said dwelling house; or for further instance, to construct a privy, or drain, SfC.; or for further instance, to cleanse or to cover or to fill up the said cesspool, ^'c], so that the same shall no longer be a nuisance or injurious to health as aforesaid. [And if it appear to the justices that the nuisance is likely to recur on the premises, say, [and we, or I] being satisfied that, notwithstanding the said cause or causes of nuisances may be removed under this order, the same is or are likely to recur, do therefore prohibit the said owner [or occupier or A. B.] from [here insert the matter of the prohibition, as, for instance, from using the said house or building for human habitation until the same, in our judgment, is rendered fit for that purpose.] And if the above order for abatement be not complied with [or if the above order of prohibition be infringed], then we [or I] do authorise and require you the said [(Nuisance) Authority^ naming li] from time to time to enter upon the said premises, and to do all such works, mat- ters, and things as may be necessary for carrying this order into full execution according to the act aforesaid. In case the nuisance were removed before complaint, say, [Now upon proof here had before us, that at or recently before the time of mak- ing the said complaint, to wit, on as aforesaid, the cause of nuisance complained of did exist on the said premises, but that the same hath since been removed, yet notwithstanding such removal, we, [or I] being satisfied that it is likely that the same or the like nuisance will recur on the said premises, do hereby prohibit, [order of prohibition] ; and if this order of prohibition be infringed, then we [or i] [order on (Nuisance) Authority to do works.] Given under the hands and seals of us, two of her Majesty'^ justices of the peace in and for [or the hand and seal of me, one of tlie magistrates of the police courts of the metropolis, or as the case may be], this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21932396_0412.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
