A digest of the law relating to public health and local government : with notes of 1073 leading cases, various official documents, precedents of by-laws and regulations, the statutes in full, a table of offences and punishments, ample indexes, &c / by George F. Chambers.
- George Frederick Chambers
- Date:
- 1875
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A digest of the law relating to public health and local government : with notes of 1073 leading cases, various official documents, precedents of by-laws and regulations, the statutes in full, a table of offences and punishments, ample indexes, &c / by George F. Chambers. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(51.) He shall, on receiving information from the Clerk that application has been made to register a Common Lodging House, forthwith measure and report the cubic content of every room therein, with the view of fixing the proper number of Lodgers to be admitted. (52.) He shall, from time to time, inspect the Public Lamps, and report any deficiency he may observe either as to their number, or condition ; or as to the quantity or quality of the gas; or as to the arrangements which may be in force for lighting or extinguishing the same. He shall prepare all such plans, estimates, and reports relating to lighting as the Board may require. (53.) In the event of the Board determining to provide Public Walks or Pleasure Grounds, he shall superintend the formation and keeping up thereof; and shall have charge of all Trees, Ornamental Banks, Benches, and Seats which are under the control of the Board. (54.) In the event of the Board undertaking the Water Supply of the District, he shall, under the supervision of the Consulting Engineer, lay out the works, and perform such duties in con- nection therewith as the Consulting Engineer shall direct him to perform. (55.) He shall, from time to time, when and as directed by the Board, value all new property and alterations of old property within the District, and shall attend appeals in support of his Taluations. (56.) He shall take the earliest opportunity of reporting to the Board all cases of non-compli- ance with its By-Laws and Kegulations which may come to his knowledge, and aU offences against any statute relating to Highways, Public Health and Local Government, to which he considers that the attention of the Board ought to be directed. (57.) He shaU attend all Ordinary Meetings of the Board, and, when required, any Special Meeting or any Meeting of a Committee ; he shall without special Instructions perform aU the duties specifically imposed by the Public Health Act, 1875, and these Eegulations on the Surveyor of an Urban Sanitai-y Authority ; and he shall comply with all lawful directions of the Board, or of a Committee, applicable to his office, and he shall render such assistance to the officers of the Board as the Board shall direct. To reiKUt on Common Lodg- ing Houses. To value Pro- pertj. To report breaclies of By- Laws, &c. THE mSPECTOE OF NUISANCES. (58.) The Inspector of Nuisances shall keep a book in which he shall enter particulars of every To keep a Book nuisance injurious to health, and of every matter to which he considers that the attention of the Board ought to be directed. He shall also enter therein every complaint made to him of any breach of the General Law, or of the By-Laws and Kegulations of the Board for the promotion of health and cleanliness, and the suppression of nuisances. On receiving complaints so made, he shaU forthwith enquire into the truth thereof, and report to the Board at its next meeting. He shall note in his book the orders of the Board thereon and proceed accordingly. (59.) He shall report in writing on all house-drains, water-closets, privies, earth-closets, cess- To report Houst pools and ash-pits which in his opinion are a nuisance, or injurious to health, with a view to the Nuisances. Surveyor making application to the Board respecting such, in the terms and for the pui-poses of the Public Health Act, 1875. (60.) He shall, under the Surveyor, superintend the execution of such works as are carried out To superintend at the instance of the Board and which he shall be directed to superintend, and he shall certify Works, to the correctness or otherwise of aU claims on the Board for work performed under his inspec- tion, or in any way relating to the duties of his office. (61.) He shall report any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance, or injurious to health ; Duties as to Nui any pool, ditch, gutter, water-course, privy, urinal, cesspool, drain, or ash-pit, or place containing eances, &c. drainage, filth, water, matter, or offensive thing, that is foul and likely to be prejudicial to health, and requires draining, cleansing, covering, or filling up ; also any animal kept in a dirty state, or in an improper place ; any accumulation of foul matter, including waste or stagnant water, in any Cellar or dwelling house ; any overflow of the contents of a water-closet, privy, or cesspool; and any house in a filthy or unwholesome condition. (62.) He shall notify to the Surveyor any case of a house being without a sufficient water- closet, privy, earth-closet, or ash-pit, or an adequate supply of water. (63.) Where it may appear to him that any accumulation of manure, dung, soil, or filth, or other offensive matter ought to be removed, he shall give notice to the owner thereof, or to the occupier of the premises wherein it exists, to remove the same ; if at the expiration of 24 hours the notice shall not have been complied with, he shall himself direct the removal thereof, at the expense of the owner or occupier in default. (64.) He shall see that the streets and gulley holes, &c., therein are properly swept, watered. Scavenging, and cleansed; also that all snow, filth, dust, ashes, house refuse, rubbish, and dung, are duly removed on such days, at such hours, and in such manner as the Board shall from time to time appoint; and this whether the Board itself undertakes the scavenging or employs Contractors. He shaU also see that the places where such refuse as aforesaid is deposited are kept, as far as may be, in a proper state. (65.) He shall inform the Surveyor of any building that may be unfit for human habitation, or may be, from decay or other causes, in a dangerous state. (66.) He shall see that Cellar-dwellings are not occupied except in compliance with the enact- ments relating thereto. (67.) He shall inspect once a month every registered [^Common Lodging House], Slaughter House, and Knacker's Yard, with the view of seeing that the By-Laws applicable thereto are only observed; and he shall report to the Board, through the Clerk, such matters as in his opinion need the Board's consideration; for instance. Houses used as Common Lodging-Houses -without being registered; Houses overcrowded; Cellars occupied contrary to law; or Buildings used as Slaughter-Houses, &c., without being registered. (68.) He shall report any Factory, Worshop, or Workplace (not under the Factory Acts ) '•'hich IS not kept clean and duly ventilated; also any chimney (not of a Dwelling-house) which sends forth black smoke in such quantities as to be a nuisance. (69.) He shall report any noxious or offensive businesses, trades, or manufactures, which are mewly-esteblished; and shall see that the By-Laws made in respect of the same are duly observed. (70.) He shall inspect in his discretion any Meat, Poultry, Game, Fish, Fruit, Vegetables. Cora, Bread, Flour, or Milk deposited for sale; and in case any articles of this sort appear to be_ intended for the food of man and are unfit for such purpose, he shall seize the same and submit them to a Justice. Dangerous Buildings. Cellar Dwellings. To in»peot vaii- ous places. Offensive Trades. Food.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20386643_0201.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
